On January 28, a satirical song was sung with lyrics cleverly changed from a London setting to Winnipeg. How They Won the Vote involved converting Horace Cole from being an anti-feminist to a “rabid” supporter of the suffragette c...
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WinnipegREALTORS®’s fifth annual forecast breakfast began with a “state-of-the-union” address by 2010 president Ralph Fyfe. He conveyed a message of pride in what the 1,600-strong membership has been able to accomplish,...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Assiniboia District Governor Robert Semple sent a man to the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) post at Brandon House, located along the Assiniboine River near its confluence with the Souris River, to gather...
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“We’re in for another busy year,” is how new WinnipegREALTORS® president Ralph Fyfe sums up the prospects for the 2011 real estate market in Winnipeg.
“We’ll see more bidding wars in this market, ...
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Any illusion that Manitobans would escape the worst that Old Man Winter could deliver ended abruptly last week. On Tuesday morning, the thermometer plummeted to -34°C in Winnipeg and the wind chill was measured at -45°C. Of course, ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Who fired the first shot and why?
An investigation by a Canadian, who was heralded as an impartial observer in the conflict, felt he had the definitive answer to the question. During the trials ...
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The changes to mortgage rules announced by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty won’t have much of an effect on the local housing market, according to WinnipegREALTORS® president Ralph Fyfe.
One measure announced by Fla...
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A new exhibit, Titanic: The Manitoba Connection, will be opening at the Manitoba Museum on February 12. “Most Manitobans would be surprised to learn that the province had any connection at all to the Titanic,” said Sharon Reilly, ...
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December was a month to remember as WinnipegREALTORS® recorded its highest ever average monthly home sale price at $252,414. The previous high was June 2010 at $250,440.
This record is not typical of a December. Historic...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870 following negotiations between Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and his Quebéc lieutenant George-Etienne Cartier and a three-member delegation from Red River. De...
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