by Bruce Cherney
It is possible that the unrest of 1869-70 in the Red River Settlement could have been avoided if an earlier movement had carried the day.
In 1857, a small, though vocal, group of settlers began promoting the c...
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Fifteen years. That’s how long discussions have been in the works to remove the concrete barriers to pedestrian traffic across Winnipeg’s famous corner of Portage and Main. And it may be another 12 years before people will final...
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The federal government says it will invest $300 million over four years to promote smarter energy use and reduce the amount of harmful emissions that affect the health of Canadians.
The new ecoENERGY initiative announced by Nat...
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by Bruce Cherney
Political pundits are now saying that Premier Gary Doer is probably leaning toward calling an election as early as this spring. Commentators cite a relatively healthy provincial economy, the presence of voter-friendl...
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When someone hears about school taxes, mill rates, the education support levy (was completely removed off residential property in 2006), the special education levy and equalization grants, their eyes glaze over. However, when they receive t...
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When first-century AD Emperor Tiberius appointed governors to far-off provinces, the Roman historian Suetonius said he sent them off to their new postings with this advice, “A good shepherd shears his flock but does not flay them.&rdq...
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A senior on a fixed income living in a Ste. Anne trailer park pays $450 a year in property taxes to his local municipality. On the other hand, what he owes to his local school division in property taxes is significantly more at $1,140.
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by Bruce Cherney
On June 10, 1930, the team that would eventually be renamed the Blue Bombers played its first game at Carruthers Park in the city’s North End. The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, otherwise known as the Winnipegs,...
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Using public money to fund a professional sports stadium or arena invariably incites great passion either for or against.
In the past, Winnipeg has endured countless years of debate on publicly-funded sports facilities. For example, ...
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Cold weather will not send a chill into the real estate market anytime soon, according to 2007 WinnipegREALTORS® Association president Wes Schollenberg.
“The number of sales will be down slightly in 2007, but the amount of ...
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