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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Archive : September 2008
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 ...
First major railway strike in Western Canada — CPR and engineers at odds over wages
by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
The Canadian Pacific Railway’s financial constraints backfired when it came to labour relations as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers resolved to oppose their pay cut.
In a meeti...
Televised federal election forum slated for October 7
Manitobans will get an opportunity to see and hear the four political parties discuss the federal election issues during a televised REALTOR®-sponsored forum.
The WinnipegREALTORS® Association and the Manitoba Real Estate...
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 ...
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...
First major railway strike in Western Canada — trains stopped by engineers’ strike
by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
In 1883, the Canadian Pacific Railway was in deep financial trouble. The company was in dire need of an injection of cash if it was to continue building its rail link across the nation.
The cripp...
Award-winning architect designed human rights museum
Reach for the Stars is more than just a theme for Friends of the Canadian
Museum for Human Rights, it is a mantra by which Winnipeg can return to the confidence, the pride and the possibility we stood for at the turn of the cen...
York boats — carried freight and people on the great inland waterways of the Northwest
by Bruce Cherney
One of the unique features of the fur trade out of York Factory was the use of York boats.
While the North West Company based in Montreal hired local men well versed in handling birch bark canoes, the Hu...
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&...