by Bruce Cherney
“Fetch the police!” shouted someone from among the angry crowd gathered to view the accident.
“Pull the chauffeur out of his machine,” cried out another, which was quickly followed by a...
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One of the most political of political railways and harbours in Canadian history will receive a fresh infusion of cash to help fulfill a decades-old dream.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Churchill last week to announce th...
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The Winnipeg real estate market continued its winning ways in September, according to statistics recently released by the WinnipegREALTORS® Association.
“September became one of the more active real estate months as i...
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Ten years ago, the WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame finally found a permanent home for the sculptures of inductees in the southeast Formal Garden of Assiniboine Park. Prior to the new arrangement with the city, the sculptures had...
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by Bruce Cherney
It’s traditional to drive home a golden spike whenever the last section of track for a railway is laid. It’s also traditional for railway officials to be on hand during the accompanying ceremony.
B...
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Scientists if willing, have a wealth of first-hand information or folklore to aid them in their investigations and research.
Whether it is knowledge from Inuit of the Arctic or fishermen on Lake Winnipeg, scientists are coming to app...
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Laurie Pollard calls the 34th inductee into the WinnipegREALTORS® Association Citizens Hall of Fame “a special guy” whom he his proud to have called a friend for 61 years.
The Winnipeg businessman said Robert Chipman&...
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When the Winnipeg Real Estate Board (now WinnipegREALTORS®) celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2003, it commissioned professor David Burley of the University of Winnipeg to do a history of Winnipeg housing in the 20th-century.
T...
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by Bruce Cherney
In the fall of 1904, the Winnipeg Board of Trade was confident that insurance rates would soon decrease throughout the city. The belief that better terms were on the way was enthusiastically welcomed by local entrepr...
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As a break from the rigors of a Manitoba winter, a new provincial holiday on the third Monday in February is long overdue.
As Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan said, “A holiday in February between New Year&rsquo...
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