Archive : August 2006

Mantario revisited

Dissatisfied residents of Northwestern Ontario, seeking an end to their politically challenged status quo, will have to mobilize their forces and incur substantial political transaction costs if they want to change their position within Ont...

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How to prevent lime scale build up

Usually we take water for granted, but one shouldn’t — it is one of our very necessary things for living. One of the most common water problems faced by homeowners especially in rural areas, is “hard” water, t...

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The “Ghost of Charron Lake”

by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2) It is called the “Ghost of Charron Lake” and until recently had been lost to a watery grave at the bottom of a northern Manitoba lake. The first photos taken of the Fokker Standard Un...

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What if . . .

Brian Mulroney’s son Ben is host of the pop culture hit Canadian Idol and Pierre Trudeau’s son Justin plays a Canadian war hero in the docudrama The Great War, now being filmed by director Brian McKenna. The two sons of f...

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July MLS® activity maintains a steady pace

Although the MLS® market in July was off the highly-charged pace set in May and June, the results were still strong enough to record best-ever sales and dollar volume for the vacation month, according to the Winnipeg Real Estate Board.

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