A sign that spring has arrived is the annual Manitoba Home Builders’ Home Expressions Show, running this year until Sunday, March 21.
Each year over 20,000 people visit Home Expressions. All three floors of the Conv...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
Captain William “Fighting Bill” Code of the North Fire Hall, corner of Higgins Avenue and Maple Street, said the first alarm for the Manitoba Hotel fire was heard at the Central Fire Hall at...
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A new report says recent price increases in the Manitoba housing market have not adversely affected affordability.
According to the RBC Economics report Housing Trends and Affordability, home affordability levels in Manitoba remain i...
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Open the mailbox or gaze at the floor under the mail slot, and there they are — taunting us to take a peek. At one time or another, we have all received the insidious flyers as well as some other piece of so-called “important&rd...
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It is important to appreciate that REALTORS® provide buyers and sellers with the professional advice they need to undertake one of the most important financial transactions of their lifetime.
As with other professions, REAL...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
By two o’clock in the morning of February 8, 1899, fire had consumed the Manitoba Hotel from its north to south corners as flames leapt tens of metres into the air.
According to the testimon...
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During February, the majority of homes sold through MLS® in Winnipeg went for over $200,000, which contributed to a new dollar volume record for the month.
Dollar volume was up nine per cent from the previous best recorded in Feb...
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A defining moment in Canadian history occured in March 1928, when the “persons case” appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada.
After years of frustration, Emily Murphy, who wanted to become the nation’s fir...
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Bill Burns’ chairmanship of the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame endured successfully for 15 of the 23 years the hall has existed. After a long tenure as chairman, Burns stepped aside from the unique program to enjoy his retirement from...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
W.E. Sampson told a fire commission inquiry that the first indication he had that something was terribly wrong occurred when firemen burst into his fourth-floor room of the Manitoba Hotel, abruptly awake...
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