Great progress made in West End
It has been a remarkable year for REALTORS® and the real estate
market. For the first time in the
WinnipegREALTORS® Association’s 104-year history, the $2 billion mark was reached in MLS® sales.&n...
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Archive : December 2007
Year there wasn’t a white Christmas — unusually balmy winter of 1877-78 in Manitoba
by Bruce Cherney
One of the most unusual ways of celebrating a “Merry Christmas” in Manitoba occurred on the David Adams farm along the Scratching River.
Seven competitors came to the farm on Christmas Day 1877, to...
Transformation of Santa Claus
How does an ordinary human being become a mythical figure loved by children across the world?
Well, it helps if that person had performed some extraordinary feats and acts of kindness during his lifetime. Once the extraordinary becom...
Building a better community
It’s been another great year for marketing property through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) and the Commercial Property Information Exchange (cpix), which are both operated by the WinnipegREALTORS® Association.
New park named after former premier — recognizes flood protection provided by “Duff’s Ditch”
by Bruce Cherney
During a recent breakfast hosted by the Manitoba Real Estate Association, Premier Gary Doer announced the province was creating a new park reserve in St. Norbert in honour of former Manitoba Premier Duff ...
“Texas tea” in Manitoba
On February 1, 1951, production began on Manitoba’s first commercial oil well, 15 kilometres west of Virden. California Standard’s Daly well marked the beginning of Manitoba’s “oil boom.” Although the “bl...
Neither cold nor snow can stop demand for new homes
Cold weather and heavy snowfall in November failed to put a halt to new home construction in Winnipeg and the 10 municipalities surrounding the city.
In fact, new home construction in November was 12 per cent higher than the same mon...
Archibald said beatings were so frequent Métis virtually existed in a “state of slavery”
by Bruce Cherney
The Red Saloon was a popular local drinking establishment frequented by militiamen who had arrived on August 24 in Winnipeg with Col. Garnet Wolseley, members of the so-called “loyal” Canadian Party, as w...
A success story in the inner city
The Housing Opportunity Partnership (HOP) is preparing a new basement for its first infill house which will be relocated from 380 Langside St. to a vacant lot on 421 Victor St.
The Contractor for the infill house is Inner...
Not mean-spirited
Being a critic of provincial government policies does not imply criticisms have to be mean-spirited, which was made evident during a recent breakfast meeting with Premier Gary Doer hosted by the Manitoba Real Estate Association.
The ...