Each year, almost 2,000 children in Canada are injured in pedestrian-related incidents. This Halloween, Safe Kids Canada and FedEx Express Canada are reminding parents and drivers to make safety a priority and obey the rules of the road, no...
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Judging from the response to Heritage Highlights articles in our publication, Manitobans do care about their history. It is not uncommon to have someone call to provide additional information, an anecdote or relate family lore that cen...
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REALTORS® are the “real” experts on all facets of buying and selling a home. A clear indication of just how REALTORS® are translating their skills into tangible results occurred in the third quarter. The Canadian Real Es...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
The Romans didn’t invent the aqueduct — it’s an honour which falls to the ancient Assyrians, whose engineers were well aware that water flows downhill. King Sennacherib (721-705 BC) or...
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Young home buyers are relying upon financial assistance from their families when buying their first home, according to a new study.
The TD Canada Trust Generational Homeownership Study said over a third of younger Canadians aged 18 t...
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On October 9, Parks Canada unveiled a plaque commemorating Thomas Alexander Crerar in Russell, Manitoba. Many may not be aware of Crerar’s role in history, but he was the man primarily responsible for changing the face of Canadian pol...
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WinnipegREALTORS® is always looking at ways it can help to move our great city forward.
Ken Jones, the past-chair of the commercial division of WinnipegREALTORS® and past-chair of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, becam...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
The benefit of Shoal Lake was that its water would not require treatment for human consumption, according to professor C.S. Schlichter of Wisconsin, who had been hired to undertake yet another investigation ...
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Even during tough economic times, Canadians are most likely to identify good neighbours and green surroundings as key to the quality of life in their community, according to the results of a new national public-opinion survey.
The su...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Despite its significance to the city of Winnipeg, the historic event was ushered in with little fanfare. In fact, its announcement was buried on page 6 of the Manitoba Free Press. On April 7, 1919, the newsp...
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