by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
The Friends of Oak Hammock Marsh were supported by powerful allies also expressing opposition to the revised Ducks Unlimited (DU) Canada project at the former St. Andrews Bog, such as the American Orn...
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A man devoted to and an inspiration to Winnipeg’s arts and cultural scene is the most recent inductee into the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame.
Harold Buchwald was inducted into the hall of fame, established in 1986 by Winnipe...
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Alice was to bake a cake for a church sale, but she forgot to do it until the last minute. She baked an angel food cake and when she took it from the oven, the centre had dropped flat.
“Oh dear,” she exclaimed, “t...
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William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930) was dean and warden of New College, Oxford, where he taught ancient history, divinity and philosophy. He was also an ordained Anglican priest.
But his memory lives on for another reason. He was...
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When Finance Minister Eugene Kostyra brought in the new land transfer tax in 1987, his provincial budget statement claimed the tax was fair because it “gives a break to those purchasing average and low-cost housing.”
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During the process of writing this week’s Heritage Highlight about Oak Hammock Marsh (pages 4 to 7), which includes the controversy surrounding the construction of its centre and office complex, I began to think about how many times ove...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
You probably hear them before they are seen. But gazing skyward, searching for the source of the plaintive calls, one of the more common sights of a Manitoba fall is soon revealed. Geese at this time of ye...
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The only encounter between the three major party leaders to be televised live (Shaw TV Winnipeg) in Manitoba occasionally engaged provincial election front-runners NDP Leader Greg Selinger and Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen in heated excha...
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You’ll probably find this nostalgia trivia quiz much too easy for your amazingly sharp memory. On the other hand, maybe I can come up with a few questions that will challenge your “mind-like-a-steel-trap’ recall (answe...
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“‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said,
“‘To talk of many things:
“‘Of shoes — and ships — and sealing wax —
“Of cabbages — and kings R...
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