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Archive : May 2009
Lives changed
It took just eight minutes for a family’s life to be irrevocably damaged and subsequently forever changed. On January 12, 1996, Amber Hageman, 9, and her brother Ricky, 5, in the company of their mother Donna, stopped at their grandpa...
1919 Winnipeg General Strike — returned soldiers added degree of credibility to the strike
Network of real estate agents joins Amber Alert
REALTORS® are a new and...
The Intrepid Road
I have no problem naming Winnipeg streets after historical figures or those who have made an outstanding contribution to the community, which is what the locally-based Intrepid Society has in mind for Portage Avenue East, a small segment of...
Revised forecast shows confidence in Manitoba
Forecasters said 2009 would be a tough year to predict due to the uncertain economic conditions prevailing across the country. Recently, the Canadian Real Estate Association revised its forecast and CMHC has made revisions in its regional f...
New home construction forecast revised to reflect declining market
Winnipeg’s new home market is being adversely affected by consumers exercising more caution before buying, which has caused Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to revise its forecast for 2009 and 2010.
“Builders have ...
1919 Winnipeg General Strike — workers called for “living wage” and right to collective bargaining
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Ninety years ago, Canada’s most famous outbreak of labour unrest created such widespread panic that it was feared to be the first stage of a Bolshevik-style revolution that would sweep across...
The Arborg tax revolt — 22 men were charged with unlawful assembly and inciting a riot
by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
Following the tax riot by a mob of 500 primarily Ukrainian farmers at the Bifrost municipal office in Arborg, the Canadian Farmer, a Ukrainian-language weekly newspaper based in Winnipeg, called on its ...
New home construction slowed during April
Winnipeg home builders are still filling orders from last year, but activity this year is expected to slow down, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
CMHC said new home sales have been slow to rebound in 2009.