Archive : September 2009

Fear tiny invader

There is good cause to fear another threat residing south of the Canada-U.S. border. It is poised to strike Lake Winnipeg and wreak untold havoc upon the lake’s ecosystem. Phosphorus overload creating massive algae blooms &mdas...

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Great bargain weekend

Winnipeggers — actually all Manitobans — are notorious for going to great lengths to find a “great” bargain.  On Boxing Day, hundreds of people line up well before dawn on bitterly cold days to rush into ...

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Rent controls hamper apartment construction

(Part 1 of 2) On the surface, you would think WinnipegREALTORS® and its over 1,300 members are rubbing their hands with glee over the fact that immigrants and newcomers to our city have no choice but to buy a home as a result of ...

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Plunged into war

Seventy years ago, the world was plunged into six years of darkness and a nightmare, the depth from which the globe has yet to fully recover. Decades after the outbreak of the Second World War on September 1, 1939, historians are still deba...

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Preserving our precious elm trees

Since its inception in 1903, WinnipegREALTORS® has always been  eager to play an active role in the development of Winnipeg and the surrounding municipalities. In striving toward this goal, it’s civic and legislative a...

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