Archive : February 2007

Shift education taxes off property

Next week, Winnipeg School Division will hold its annual public budget meeting to discuss a school tax increase. Based on projections, it will be a small increase to cover what is deemed necessary expenditure and to ensure there are no curr...

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Star power

“Young people attribute celebrity as being a contribution to society. They’re so seduced by celebrity that many don’t understand there’s a difference between celebrity and greatness.” No, the above wasn&...

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MLS® listings increase but more still needed

Peter Norman, a housing economist with the national firm Clayton Research, appeared at a forecast breakfast hosted by the WinnipegREALTORS® Association in January. He is involved in publishing monthly Clayton Research reports that highl...

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Two heroes

My father is a retired firefighter, trained to fight structural and aircraft fires. For years, he worked for the Department of Transportation and was stationed at various Canadian Armed Forces bases. His last posting was at CFB Shilo. ...

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New magazine showcases commercial real estate

The Winnipeg Real Estate News has just produced the WinnipegREALTORS® Association’s first stand-alone publication dedicated to Winnipeg’s commercial real estate market.  For the February launch, 19,000 copies of ...

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Forecasts affected by the unexpected

Some prognosticators have been known to say that it’s a perilous journey that one embarks upon when attempting to predict the future, since there are so many things that can happen to derail what at first seemed so correct and logical...

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