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 ...
View Article
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...
View Article
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 ...
View Article
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.
View Article
On July 15, 1970, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, rode a carriage from the CNR station down Broadway. Seated in a following carriage were Princess Anne and Prince Charles. Their destination was the Manitoba Legisla...
View Article
by Stefano Grande
Hundreds of people flocked downtown to explore the urban lifestyle on May 8 and 9 during the Downtown Living Tour & Exhibition, presented by the Downtown BIZ and CentreVenture.
Attendees first gathe...
View Article
Samuel Clemens, alias Mark Twain, famously quipped in 1897, “The report of my death was greatly exaggerated,” when informed his obituary was run in the London Times.
Of course, Clemens lived for many years after...
View Article
by Toby Welch
In the ’90s, homeowners wanted a large cozy kitchen and a gigantic master bedroom. When the millennium rolled through, houses came equipped with wine cellars, super-sized bathrooms and laundry rooms rivaling...
View Article
As was the case during the 1997 “Flood of the Century,” the local housing market dipped noticeably in April this year due to widespread flooding.
“Protecting one’s property or helping another save theirs will ...
View Article
