Archive : 2009

Cautionary tale

If it appears to be too good to be true, it probably is — a lesson some people have learned when they shopped the Internet for anything from a car to an apartment or house to rent. There are plenty of legitimate sellers on the Interne...

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A fitting choice

It’s appropriate that Manitoba’s new lieutenant-governor has been appointed in the year of the 100th anniversary of  the founding of Winnipeg’s Chinatown and amid the two-week celebration of the city’s cultural ...

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Vision and hope for tomorrow

When you get involved in any sort of campaign as a volunteer, you want it to be successful. It is a matter of conviction, pride and self-interest. You can do your part, but it does require a team effort and a lot of hard work. This has cert...

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July MLS® sales set new dollar volume record

July not only  set a new dollar volume sales record, but the month edged out May this year for total sales which is a rare occurrence, according to WinnipegREALTORS®. “We have now had two really solid back-to-back mont...

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Water woes

What can be learned from Winnipeg’s early history is that municipal ownership did not at first deliver clean potable water to its residents as promised, nor did the private sector which originally developed the city’s water supp...

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Perfect garage marriage of function, aesthetics

by Toby Welch In the 1990s, 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 the luxu...

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