When a trustee candidate comes to your home during the civic election campaign and says he or she wants to discuss the issues in your school division, the first thing you should ask about is what position the candidate has on school property ...
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National Post national affairs columnist Don Martin has weighed in on emerging developments in civic elections across the country. His opinions on the civic front occurrred during a lull in federal politics, which he normally covers, as the H...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
In 1910, the Gas Traction Company of Winnipeg, a branch plant of the Minneapolis-based Gas Traction Company, was established. The Minneapolis company started out as the Transit Thresher Company in 1906, bu...
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Home buyers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the most likely in the country willing to pay for a more expensive home, according to a new survey
People in the two provinces were the most likely to have paid over the asking price for...
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The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) views on the recent Bank of Canada rate hike and on comments emanating from an Organization for Economic and Co-operative Development (OECD) report on Canada’s economy point to a more rational...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Six “agricultural motors” lumbered out from the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition grounds immediately north of the Canadian Pacific Railway yards to take part in a highly-anticipated plowing conte...
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So far, the race for Winnipeg has been a relatively calm affair. Neither Sam Katz nor Judy Wasylycia-Leis, the two front-runners, have mounted anything that resembles a knock-’em, sock-’em campaign. With the exception of a bit of ...
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National resale housing activity improved in August, according to statistics released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Seasonally-adjusted national home sales activity via MLS® in August rose 4.1 per cent from t...
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Winnipeggers — actually all Manitobans — are notorious for going to great lengths to find a “great” bargain.
On Boxing Day, hundreds of people line up well before dawn on bitterly cold days to rush int...
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The ceremony held in Assiniboine Park to induct Terry Fox into the WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame and the presentation of the bronze medallion award was a special occasion for the immediate family, relatives and friends of the C...
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