by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
It had all the elements of sensationalism that extraordinary crime stories dripping with venomous jealousy, sleazy sex and murder receive on cable news networks today. In the absence of 24-hour electron...
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The Canadian government has announced new rules for government-guaranteed mortgages.
In a press release, the federal finance department said the new regulations are designed to ensure Canada’s housing market remains strong by r...
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The Winnipeg REALTORS® Association recorded the best June on record for MLS® dollar volume sales in its 105-year history, while the final MLS® sales total was identical to the record established during the same month last year.
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Surprisingly, what was recently named as one of the engineering marvels of the world was given the go ahead after a meeting in a “small pokey hotel bedroom in Winnipeg,” according to former Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin.
I...
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It would be naive to expect the local real estate market will forever establish new MLS® records similar to those set in June, but for now Winnipeg’s highly-diversified economy is performing well and real estate remains quite ...
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by Bruce Cherney
As the eight people boated down the Red River during the late afternoon of Saturday, August 11, 1906, Ernest Brown belted out the lyrics of My Blue Bell. The young lad was heard to sing, “good-bye, my blue bell...
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Is it right that history should fall victim to perception? In the case of Higgins Avenue, Rhonda McCorriston, economic development officer for the Neeginan Development Corporation, believes history should take a back seat to perception as p...
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Cottage owners pay school taxes, but they are unable to send their children to cottage country schools and they cannot vote for trustees, as a cottage is only recognized as a secondary residence.
However, they still have the bu...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
Apparently, the first flight in Western Canada was only witnessed by a handful of people, since most left as the day grew late and few expected Eugene Ely to rise into the air in his flying machine. Tho...
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The convenient one-hour drive to its beaches is probably the reason Lake Winnipeg cottage country remains one of the most attractive summer get-aways for young families and retirees. Other more distant Canadian recreational areas are losing...
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