Strange tales from the fairway
Great golf lines of our time:
• “Watching the late Sam Snead hit balls was like watching a fish practice swimming.” — John Schlee, U.S. Open runner-up in 1973.
• “All games are silly, ...
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Archive : 2011
Epidemic of language abuse
An outbreak of language abuse has occurred among those who get quoted in the media. Note the over-use of “in terms of.” This hollow phrase means nothing.
Today’s politicians seldom weigh in on anything without thr...
Return to “barbarous” past
Peter Moskos, a former Baltimore police officer and an assistant professor at the John Lay College of Criminal Justice in New York, wants to bring back flogging as a punishment for some crimes. On the other hand, an 1884 Winnipeg incident sho...
Downtown is generating excitement
For the past several years, the Downtown BIZ and its partners have teamed up with downtown REALTORS® and housing developers to promote the new and exciting places to live downtown through tours and exhibitions.
This year, youn...
Raging prairie fire — flames spread eastward to attack the buildings in the village of Bagot
by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
The village of Bagot, between Portage la Prairie and MacGregor on the CPR mainline, was almost entirely destroyed by one of the many fires sweeping across the prairie in Manitoba. “There are only thr...
New affordable housing agreement between Manitoba and Ottawa
Some $62 million will be invested in affordable housing under a new agreement between Ottawa and the Manitoba government.
Manitoba will match federal funding and deliver provincially-designed housing programs.
The ...
Gods of old on the calendar
The gods of old lent their names to several, but not all, days of the week and months of the year. Let’s ramble through the calendar and see what gods are hiding there.
Our first month, January, originates in the Roman januar...
Happenings on the July calendar
While you ponder what to do next on these lazy, hazy days of summer, kill a few minutes considering these nostalgic events of Julys past.
July 2, 1843 — Weird as it sounds, an alligator was reported to have fallen from the sk...
Getting accustomed to being Canadian
Becoming accustomed to being Canadians was a tad difficult for the residents of the new province of Manitoba in 1870. While the other four provinces celebrated Dominion Day (now Canada Day) on July 1, 1870, the residents of the Red River Sett...
Benefits of using a REALTOR® — invaluable access to professional real estate expertise
Whether selling your home, or looking for a new home, the over 1,400 REALTORS® in Winnipeg and the surrounding rural municipalities work together to help you out. This REALTOR® network shares information and resources to secure the ...