In a revised forecast for 2005, the Canadian Real Estate Association is predicting that Manitoba is headed for a record year in homes sales through MLS®.
The Winnipeg Real Estate Board has already reported that MLS® sales had...
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by Bruce Cherney
An 1880 photograph found in Alan Artibise’s Winnipeg: An Illustrated History depicts the Northwestern and Transportation Co.’s stagecoach office at the corner of Rorie and Post Office (Lombard) streets. A...
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The Winnipeg Real Estate Board was pleased to see the release of the
final report of the Red Tape Commission at the end of June.
What the report recommends and how fast the city of Winnipeg is prepared to act on th...
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If anything emphasized the necessity for the the Allied nations to fight the Japanese military machine during the Second World War, it was its treatment accorded civilians of conquered nations and prisoners. In effect, the Japanese enslaved...
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Lorne Weiss, the chair of the Manitoba Real Estate Association’s political action committee, isn’t convinced that Manitoba Education Minister Peter Bjornson is willing to deal with the issue of eliminating all education funding ...
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In the case of decks, a good design means that all the different parts —foundation, framework and deck surface — work together to create a structure that has the appearance you want and the sturdiness you need.
Afte...
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by Bruce Cherney
One event accelerated the prominence of the Red River cart in Canada’s West. Prior to the trial of Guillaume Sayer, the Red River cart had only been used in great numbers during the annual Metis buffalo hunts, ...
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The Winnipeg Real Estate Board was very involved in the mid-1990s, with the active support and participation of the Winnipeg Police Service, in a Realty Watch/Home Security program which trained volunteer REALTORS in all aspects of home sec...
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Manitoba lost out big time when the federal government decided to divide the three territories into two provinces — Alberta and Saskatchewan.
For years, Premier Rodmond Roblin had been lobbying for Ottawa to incorporate the ter...
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Manitoba lost out big time when the federal government decided to divide the three territories into two provinces — Alberta and Saskatchewan.
For years, Premier Rodmond Roblin had been lobbying for Ottawa to incorporate the ter...
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