Archive : March 2009

Warm Winter-peg

It’s not too often that a writer from Toronto has kind words for Winnipeg, especially in the depths of winter, but Noah Richler defied the naysayers when he visited the ’Peg and afterward penned Warming up to Winter-peg for the ...

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Manitobans should be optimistic

The March 25 provincial budget contained measures to help Manitoba continue to weather any fallout from deteriorating economic conditions across the country and globally. It seems the way we  “weather” tough times is compar...

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Floods create legends

The revised update released by the province has Manitobans reflecting upon the “Flood of the Century” in 1997, which has become the new gauge to assess the impact of flooding. Prior to 1997, the measuring stick for spring -time ...

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Helping first-time home buyers

WinnipegREALTORS® with the support of the Manitoba Real Estate Association is hoping the government makes a move in next week’s provincial budget to provide relief to home buyers, especially first-time home buyers who struggle...

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Weather outside frightful

How many times have you heard the comment in recent days: “It’s darn cold out! When’s winter going to end?”  Undoubtedly these statements and similar versions using more unsavoury language  continue ...

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Education funding shell game

As highlighted in a WREN front page story last week, a candidate running for school trustee in the  Winnipeg School Division election on March 17 is proposing that the province take over full responsibility for funding education...

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