The November and year-to-date MLS® numbers show that what has been a good year continues to get better and will finish strong. It’s another nice present under the tree.
But sometimes the numbers aren’t the whole story...
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by Bruce Cherney
It would have seemed ludicrous over 100 years ago to believe that lake sturgeon would ever become a species at risk.
In the late 19th century, sturgeon were being taken from Manitoba’s lakes and rivers i...
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Premier Gary Doer has hit upon a truth that should be self-evident to everyone interested in local urban planning: “Winnipeg is not an island like Singapore.”
To be more precise, the Republic of Singapore is a group of is...
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Winnipeg Real Estate Board president Walter Boni said he was surprised that the arrival of colder weather failed to put more of a chill into November’s MLS® results.
“The numbers are still strong for November and year...
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The Canadian Real Estate Association’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Practice has been the measure of professionalism in organized real estate for over 40 years.
The first code was approved in 1913 at the conve...
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Eighteen hundred and seventy-seven was a pivotal year in Manitoba’s history. It was the year when the railway first came to Winnipeg in the form of the Countess of Dufferin disgorging from a barge that had been towed behind a steamboa...
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Master stroke? Muddies the waters? Those who accept are dupes of separatists? Another roll of the dice? Symbolic? Meaningless? Race based?
Canadians are rightfully confused about the intent of motion that overwhelmingly passed in the...
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If Canadians are not currently living in a luxury home, many aspire to someday live in the lap of luxury. As a result, the number of unit sales of luxury homes has skyrocketed in Canada’s major markets, according to the Carriage Trade...
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by Bruce Cherney
The threat of global warming has some scientists and authorities questioning whether or not Churchill’s polar bears will be able to survive the warming trend in Manitoba’s Far North. Warmer weather is mel...
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John Babcock, 106, has been living in the United States most of his life and is an American citizen. Babcock also admits to having never served on a battlefield. When the First World War ended with
an armistice on November 11, ...
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