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Archive : 2009
Shankland's medals
During the First World War, 69 Canadians were awarded the Victoria Cross and among them was Sgt.-Major Frederick Hall, Cpl. Leo Clarke and Lt. Robert Shankland, who lived within one block of each other — an amazing circumstance. ...
Prelude to Arborg tax revolt — Farmers’ Army leaves
by Bruce Cherney (Part 1)
Premier John Bracken should have realized the delegation in his Manitoba legislature office was merely the harbinger of things to come. If he had, Bracken would have listened with greater sympathy to their d...
Study shows economic impact of resale housing industry
A new study shows the real estate market remains a prime driver of Canada’s economic engine.
The resale housing industry in Manitoba generated 5,780 direct and indirect jobs in Manitoba and an average of $498 million in various...
New city reassessment — mass appraisal system uses sophisticated models to analyse property values
When REALTORS® do a comparable market analysis, or CMA, on a property, they apply their expertise to a rigorous review of sales and listings of similar properties to determine what this property should sell for on the MLS®. If a...
The path to fairness
Whenever Claudia Sarbit talks about education funding, the chair of the Seven Oaks School Board urges all Manitobans not to forget about the students.
Sarbit is not only the chair of the school board, but a member of WinnipegREAL...
Low mortgage rates contribute to housing affordability
The move by the Bank of Canada to lower its trend-setting bank rate by 0.25 percentage points is a boost to housing affordability, according to industry experts.
“The Bank of Canada signalled that interest rates will remain...
1861 flood — first newspaper account of local flood reported by Ross and Coldwell in Nor’Wester
by Bruce Cherney
“As we write, the waters of the Red River have almost rolled in at doors,” so began the first newspaper account of a flood in Manitoba. James Ross and William Coldwell, who wrote the account, we...
Moberly land swindle — townsite lots were sold during great land boom of 1881-82
by Bruce Cherney
A so-called town in Manitoba in the 1880s earned a reputation similar in nature to the scam associated with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. As “selling the Brooklyn Bridge” is now known as an American me...
Canadians receive moderate rating for greening their homes
The road to environmental consciousness is paved with green intentions, but a first-of-its-kind index gives Canadians a moderate rating when it comes to “greening” their homes.
The Canadian Green Home Index, developed by ...