Gail Asper has deputized Winnipeg Real Estate Board REALTORS to spread the word about the proposed $311-million Canadian Museum for Human Rights at The Forks and help make it a reality.
“I’m still campaigning on this muse...
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Many problems associated with burning wood in a fireplace, wood stove or wood furnace is caused by burning “green” or wet wood.
Also, installing a wood furnace or stove that is too big for the area you ...
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Bylaw 6400, the city’s zoning bylaw, applies to and encompasses the entire city with the exception of the downtown.
The downtown has its own zoning bylaw which was totally revamped and approved in 2004. Similar to what By...
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It’s possible that an election will be called on Monday, and if that’s the case, what happens to the new five-year $167.5-million federal gas tax agreement for Manitoba?
Federal Infrastructure Minister John Godfrey, just ...
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The steady rise in house prices in recent years has had a severe impact on the percentage of down payment that can be covered by an RRSP withdrawal.
Perhaps five years ago, the allowable limit of $20,000 may have been enough, but the...
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The following is an abridged excerpt from the recently-released book Winnipeg 1912 by Jim Blanchard (University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2M5; www.umanitoba.ca/uofpress; softcover paperback, $24.95).
The book by the former...
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As we come to the end of another successful year for Winnipeg’s real estate market, it’s again time for housing economists to have their say about the year ahead.
The Winnipeg Real Estate Board is predicting that 20...
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After having taken in a Remembrance Day Service at St. James Legion No. 4 and having heard of the success of other November 11 services at the Winnipeg Convention Centre and the new Valour Road Commemorative Plaza, I was surprised to ...
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Serious upward pressure on housing values saw Winnipeg break through the $130,000 average price threshold for the first time, according to a new report.
And, the report said by the end of 2006, home appreciation in Winnipeg is expect...
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by Bruce Cherney
It’s hard to say why Fred Bender saved an issue of a newspaper from Cardiff, Wales, dating from the Second World War. His reason will remain a mystery since he is among the many veterans of the conflict who hav...
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