Wonderful world of whimsy
A man is stopped by the police at midnight and asked where he’s going.
“I’m on the way to listen to a lecture about the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on the human body.”
Real Estate News
Search issues by word/phrase…
Or browse issues by year/month…
Archive : November 2011
Reader suggestions and queries
In September, I decried the behaviour of an unknown person who removes pages from the WREN, then replaces the plundered copy for someone else to take. I called that person a vandal.
Shortly afterward, I heard fr...
Good-bye old friend
Many Manitobans hold fond memories for the old football stadium, which saw its last Bomber game played last Sunday. It was a significant game in itself, since the 19-3 victory over Hamilton means the Bombers are competing fo...
The affordable apartment shortage — tax incentives needed for private sector to build more units
by Tim Sale and Alan Borger
Where can I rent an affordable apartment for me and my family? That question haunts 30 per cent of Manitoba renters, and it has gotten worse for most of the last 25 years. The same st...
Extraordinary affair at Pembina — fur trader amazed by his discovery
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
In June 1806, 26-year-old John Fubbister from Tankerness, St. Andrews Parish, in the Orkney Islands signed a contract with the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) at Stromness. The term of...
Steady pace of home construction expected to continue in 2012
Single-detached home construction is proceeding at a pace that hasn’t been equalled in two decades, according to two recent reports from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
The 1,656 homes started in ...
Manitoba-born First World War ace — Billy Bishop said no enemy pilot could withstand an attack by Barker
by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
In his book, William Barker, VC: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada’s Most Decorated War Hero (2007), Wayne Ralph wrote that “a typical patrol was two and one-half hours, ...
Hubs of localized activity
In the last article (October 28, Professionally Speaking), we talked about how our Downtown is planned to grow and change. Downtown, h...
Steamboat pirates
During Steamboats on the Red: A Story of Buccaneers and Robber Barons, which aired on November 8 (to be rebroadcast on Prairie Public TV, Channel 3, on Monday, November 21, at 9:30 p.m.), I referred to the trio of Donald Smi...
“Wow! Pinch Me!” exclaimed winner of $10,000 myPad grand prize
Tara St. Laurent firmly believes in what she terms “affirmative thinking.” Before the eventual winner of the myPad contest was announced, she kept repeating to herself, over and over again, “I’m going...