by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
James “Jim” Sarsfield Coolican, arguably the most colourful and controversial personality in the early history of Winnipeg, was considered an angel of mercy by the shanty dwellers north of the ...
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WinnipegREALTORS® president Ralph Fyfe says the local real estate market is showing more strength than expected.
“We’re off to a record-setting year with three strong months of sales,” said Fyfe.
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In the end, this year’s encore to the highly-successful inaugural Gimme Shelter event on St. Patrick’s Day in 2010 was an outpouring of support by the WinnipegREALTORS® membership for The Manitoba Real Estate (MREA) Shelter F...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
In 1883 and 1884, Shanty Town was more in the news as a “nuisance” rather than for providing the first homes for newcomers to the city. During this period, shanties had begun to proliferate, sp...
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When it was announced that silver screen legend Elizabeth Taylor had passed away at age 79 on March 23 of congestive heart failure, Hannon Bell’s telephone began to ring.
“I received plenty of condolences,” the Wi...
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For the fourth consecutive quarter, Canadian homeowners say debt-reduction remains one of their top financial priorities, according to a recent poll commissioned by Manulife Bank of Canada.
Nearly three-in-10 homeowners rate...
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