Archive : April 2007

On-reserve aboriginal housing program

WinnipegREALTORS® may have been disappointed that the recent provincial budget missed an opportunity to get education funding off the backs of property owners (see letspayfair.com for more information), but the association was pl...

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Election no surprise

“Will Premier Doer call an election this Friday?” “Of course,” was the reply from NDP MLA (Fort Rouge) Tim Sale, who is now the spokesman for the NDP election campaign. Of course, Sale had nothing to lo...

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Coalition challenges Premier Doer

Members of the education finance coalition, representing some 250,000 Manitobans, were led to believe some major education property tax relief would be included in the provincial budget. But the measures announced in the April 4 budget only...

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The “bear” facts

Knut is a cuddly ball of white fur who has become a celebrity. What is remarkable about this polar bear cub, abandoned by his mother and hand-fed by a zookeeper in the Berlin Zoo, is that the world-wide attention he has earned is approachin...

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Housing minister announces major change in strategy

A new $188-million three-year provincial government housing program is emphasizing affordable homes for low-income Manitobans, including urban aboriginals, seniors, immigrants and the homeless. Family Services and Housing Minister Go...

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New real estate challenge

You might call it a friendly challenge but it is one that happens every year when a new president takes over the helm of the WinnipegREALTORS® Association. This year is no different with past-president Walter Boni poking a little fu...

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