Hot, hotter, hottest
The sweat is running down your brow and your head feels like it’s on fire.
It’s hot!
In fact, the temperature on Tuesday tied the heat record for Winnipeg of 34.4°C set on July 19, 1967, and the hu...
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Archive : 2011
CIBC report: positive momentum for Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s high ranking in the most recent CIBC Metropolitan Economic Activity Index came as no surprise to Peter Squire, the MLS® market analyst for WinnipegREALTORS®.
“Winnipeggers’ optimistic ou...
Happyland riot — the lights went out, the runners couldn’t race and the rampage began
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
To the list of extraordinary calamities it had compiled since an elephant stampede and a lion escaped in 1907, spreading panic among Winnipeggers, a riot was added in 1909. On August 9, Happyland, the amus...
Resilient and optimistic used to describe Prairie residents
People in the Prairies are taking the increasing cost of basics in stride, with just over a third saying rising food and gas prices have impacted their budgets significantly, which is the lowest impact in the country, according to the July 20...
Catching up with readers’ letters
I’ve a backlog of readers’ letters to answer, but first I want to say I’ve noticed a change in the kind of letter and call that I receive. I think most readers now have computers and like to find many answers themselves R...
Wonderful world of whimsy
A Grade 4 teacher gave the kids in her classroom the first half of well-known proverbs and asked them to complete each one.
Here’s what they came up with (in italics):
• Don’t change horses until ...
Booming vacant lot sales
One of the emerging developments in 2011 in Winnipeg’s local MLS® market is the significant jump in activity of vacant lot sales. In the first six months of 2011, vacant lot sales have increased 28 per cent in value over the same p...
Monsters in our rivers
National Geographic Daily News recently reported the landing of North America’s largest-ever blue catfish, weighing an incredible 143 pounds and measuring 57 inches. The fish caught in Virginia in late June broke the previous record for...
Raging prairie fire — CPR express literally travelled through fire “raging on all sides”
by Bruce Cherney (Part 3 of 3)
The claim that sparks from passing trains were the primary cause of prairie fires possessed the potential to create a public relations nightmare for railway companies. To counter the assertions made b...
Solid June performance shows housing market remains strong
It’s shaping up to be another good year for MLS® sales, according to WinnipegREALTORS®.
The first half of 2011 saw MLS® sales — all property types — increase by three per cent to 6,660 units sold, w...