The fate of the Franklin expedition has long been known, but the true circumstances surrounding how they met their demise in the frozen Arctic have been more difficult to piece together. In recent years, a Parks Canada archaeological team has...
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Creating a new development plan for Winnipeg is a daunting task, but one nonetheless essential to helping guide and shape the future of our city. While flexibility needs to be built into a long-range planning document, groups such as th...
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Not only will a light rail transit (LRT) increase public transportation ridership, but it will help to create greater residential and commercial development density, according to Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz.
“Winnipeg needs a lon...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
During the years just prior to the outbreak of the First World War, there was an ever-increasing demand for Harvest Excursionists to help with the grain harvest on the prairies. Farmers were expanding thei...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
At the turn of the 20th century, it was projected that Manitoba would each year require over 10,000 eastern labourers for the harvest, but Manitoba farmers claimed they were receiving far fewer men than ne...
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by Mark LeLievre
I have to be upfront and tell you that I used to be a REALTOR®. I had my licence in Nova Scotia for a little more than a year, and even though it was a slow start, I did pretty good considering that I wa...
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Douglas MacArthur, of “I shall return” fame during the Second World War, was sacked as the Commander of the United Nations Forces in Korea by American President Harry S. Truman on April 11,1951, when the U.S. general advocated spr...
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The Bank of Canada’s July 20 interest rate hike increase will have little effect on the housing market, according to Peter Kinch, a top Canadian mortgage broker.
Kinch said the bank’s overnight interest rate hike of 0.2...
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The Winnipeg housing market has shown consistent home sales over the last few months, according to statistics released by WinnipegREALTORS®.
The only troubling statistic is the apparent difficulty first-time buyers are h...
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A good indication of heightened consumer confidence is the housing market. Based on the most recent Winnipeg Free Press/Jory Capital poll, conducted by Probe Research, findings there is no reason to doubt that the current strong housing marke...
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