Archive : September 2008

Unsung

In May  1999, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra was cash-strapped and saddled with a massive debt. What the WSO needed was a champion, someone able to release the orchestra from the grip of insolvency. Up stepped W.H. “Bill” ...

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Housing boom not about to end

Last January, WinnipegREALTORS® held an MLS® breakfast to forecast what they believed lay ahead for the Winnipeg real estate market in 2008.  During the breakfast, a presentation by Altus Clayton projected a clear trend ...

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Rapid transit and stadium

It’s probably just a coincidence, but it’s interesting to note that David Asper’s announcement favouring a new stadium at the University of Manitoba was closely preceded by the announcement of government funding for a new ...

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Current market characterized as stable

MLS® inventory in Winnipeg has increased over the last few months, although there was a slowdown in August in the rest of Canada, according to a Canadian Real Estate Association press release. The most important point made in CRE...

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Election tradition

Bill Blaikie, the popular Transcona-Elmwood NDP MP, is not running in the upcoming federal election, but as a guest columnist for Sun Media, he makes a valid point in writing that Prime Minister Stephen Harper was “acting in contempt&...

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