Long-leggety beasts
The Cornish or West Country Litany, asked to be delivered “From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties/And things that go bump in the night.”
Hallowe’en may now be associated with “things that go bump...
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Archive : October 2008
First successful applicants for Manitoba Tipi Mitawa
Five aboriginal families have been selected as the first recipients of funding assistance to purchase their own home under the Manitoba Tipi Mitawa program initiated by the Manitoba Real Estate Association.
“This is a unique ex...
Technology conference at trade show
Five hundred REALTORS® took a break from a highly successful year of real estate sales — over $2 billion in MLS® sales for the second year in a row — to attend the annual WinnipegREALTORS® technology conference and t...
St. Boniface Cathedral fires — basilica fire in 1860 started when tallow spilled on stove
by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
In an article outlining the history of the many St. Boniface Cathedrals obtained from oral tradition and the written testimonies of old inhabitants — unfortunately, the diocese’s early archi...
First successful applicants for Manitoba Tipi Mitawa
Five aboriginal families have been selected as the first recipients of funding assistance to purchase their own home under the Manitoba Tipi Mitawa program initiated by the Manitoba Real Estate Association.
“This is a unique ex...
Abandoned by the gods
Thousands of Manitobans have a special fondness for the tiny North Atlantic nation of Iceland. It’s logical, since Icelanders were one of the first major groups to settle in this province following Manitoba’s 1870 entry into the...
Canadian economy in relatively good shape — banks ranked most sound in the world
Canadians have recently been receiving a crash course on economics, especially during the federal election when party leaders making the economy their No. 1 priority. Of course, not all that was said was placed in its proper context a...
St. Boniface Cathedral fire — 40 years ago basilica reduced to a charred shell
by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
Forty years ago, thousands of people watched in horror as flames consumed a beloved St. Boniface landmark.
“For me it’s my whole life,” a 70-year-old Sister of the Order of the ...
Central bank lowers interest rates to boost national economy
The Bank of Canada has lowered its trend-setting rate to 2.5 per cent.
“Slowing global economic growth continues to reduce demand and prices for energy and other commodities,“ said Canadian Real Estate Association chief e...
Abandoned by the gods
Thousands of Manitobans have a special fondness for the tiny North Atlantic nation of Iceland. It’s logical, since Icelanders were one of the first major groups to settle in this province following Manitoba’s 1870 entry into the...