When politicians sing
Once a year, Earth Day rolls around and again a flurry of announcements come from every conceivable source. “Going green” is the new phrase of the 2000s, and nearly everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
Of course, t...
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Archive : 2008
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate
This spring Winnipeg has witnessed a 28 per cent increase in new listings over the same period last year.
Just under 900 new MLS® listings were entered on WinnipegREALTORS® MLS® during the first half of April. This ...
New Titanic Theory
Years ago, I met an Englishman who had made a pilgrimage to Neepawa to see for the first time the grave of his great-uncle who perished in the 1912 Titanic tragedy. The man related that his great-uncle had embarked on the Titanic to s...
Elephants in Manitoba — new research suggests extinction linked to arrival of first humans
by Bruce Cherney
In his Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857, Henry Youle Hind related the finding of “great bones” along Shell Creek in Manitoba.
Hind said the bones “ha...
More than a needle in a haystack
WinnipegREALTORS® tagline The tools. The team. The trust. is representative of REALTORS®’ commitment to their customers. They have literally helped thousands of buyers and sellers meet their residential and commercial real est...
Politics and Olympics
If people believe that the Olympic Games and its symbols cannot be turned into a propaganda machine for the world’s great tyrannies, consider the lesson of 1936.
American Esther Myers Wenzel, reporting for the Douglas Tribu...
MP wants to improve Home Buyers’ Plan
Winnipeg MP (NDP) Pat Martin was pleased this week to hear his private members bill, introduced on April 2, gained momentum as a result of backbench Tory MP Rick Dykstra’s support.
The Tory MP’s backing made the Hou...
Broadway Bridge damaged during spring break-up — occurred just four days after grand opening
by Bruce Cherney
At one time, Broadway didn’t abruptly end at Main Street but continued on to the Red River. Where Broadway met the Red a bridge was built connecting the picturesque avenue with Provencher Boulevard on the St. B...
Real estate market takes a break in March
Despite a 13 per cent drop in MLS® sales, WinnipegREALTORS® Association president Darlene Clare says Winnipeg is still in the midst of a sellers’ market.
There were 993 sales in March compared to the same month in 2007,...
Canadians cautious when it comes to mortgage debt
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s 2007 Mortgage Consumer Survey shows that 78 per cent of Canadians who recently purchased a new home intend to pay off their mortgage as quickly as possible.
“The study confirms th...