Like Winnipeg, Montreal had back-to-back record months in May and June. There were over 4,000 transactions recorded on the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board MLS® system in June with a total sales dollar volume of over $900 million.&nbs...
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by Bruce Cherney
Lacrosse is a sport that generations ago helped bridge the gap between aboriginal and European cultures in North America. By 1892, the sport had transcended the playing fields of North America and attracted an intern...
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“All roads lead to Winnipeg,” declared Chicago journalist William E. Curtis following a trip to this city in 1912. “... It is a gateway through which all the commerce of the east and west, and the north and south must flow...
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A year ago, Paul McNeil told REALTORS® that pocket suites offered the best alternative to rooming houses in Winnipeg’s inner city.
McNeil, the regional vice-president of ND LEA Inc. and a land-use planner, said the promotio...
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The Multiple Listing Service® is not only in Winnipeg — it is a nation-wide system created by REALTORS® to help consumers buy and sell real estate. Here’s a press release from the Canadian Real Estate Association on the ...
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by Bruce Cherney
No horns blared. No one rushed onto the streets in jubilation. No fireworks lit up the sky. No ceremonies were held at the Manitoba Legislature.
The anniversary of the official creation of the province of Mani...
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If you think the call for more stringent entry and immigration laws in the United States is something new, you’re quite wrong. Immigration and border security has always been a point of contention in the United States.
U....
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Manitoba’s economy is strengthening further in 2006, thanks to a construction boom and an expected rebound in agriculture, according to the Provincial Outlook report recently issued by the BMO Financial Group Economics Department....
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Reading about Manitoba’s low four-per-cent unemployment rate and a number of companies needing workers, it’s no wonder that the gainfully employed are feeling confident about job prospects. Not surprisingly, they are also prepar...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
Of more consequence than the liquor ban, resulting from the Cypress Hills Massacre, was the call by Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald to create a special force to bring order to the North-We...
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