Archive : 2009

Honour McClung

In the Formal Garden in Assiniboine Park can be found Manitoba’s only public statue commemorating the accomplishments of Nellie McClung, who played a leading role in women receiving the vote in Manitoba in 1916. She is also noted as o...

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Their vision was foundation of HOP

The Housing Opportunity Partnership (HOP) has lost two of its most outstanding contributors. It is with profound regret that WinnipegREALTORS® announces the passing in June of long-serving HOP president Tom Yauk and in September of HOP ...

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Sputnik spawned Space Age

October 4 is the anniversary of the gauntlet thrown out to the United States by the former Soviet Union. The Soviet “October Surprise” in 1957 was the launching of Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth, whic...

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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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