What exactly is a husting?
“How are Harper and Ignatieff doing after a week on the hustings?” asked the Globe and Mail on April 1.
That same day, a headline in the Simcoe Reformer proclaimed, And They’re off to the Hustings.
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Best retorts from history’s best
In a moment of great provocation, have you ever been unable to come up with just the right retort?
Well, you’ll probably find it here:
• “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire....
Canadian Museum for Human Rights — REALTORS® from across Canada throw support behind the project
WinnipegREALTORS® initiated a campaign in 2008 to rally awareness and financial support for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). The local effort has spread outward to enlist REALTORS® from across the country.
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Strong price appreciation across all housing types in Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s real estate market continues to prosper in the first months of 2011, according to the latest House Price Survey by Royal LePage.
The recently-released survey showed strong price appreciation across all housin...
Shanty Town — Hobbs wrote about the “appalling story of destitution and undeserved poverty”
by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
In December 1884, Winnipeg Fire Chief William O. McRobie reported to city council that he abstained from enforcing the city bylaw compelling occupants of shanties to build brick chimneys. He said “if...
Reckless word usage
Apparently, mentioning a word often enough makes it take on an entirely new meaning. In every speech on the campaign trail, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has brought up the word “coalition,” attempting to instill fear in vote...
Tax punitive to home buyers
According to WinnipegREALTORS®, the provincial government’s land transfer tax (LTT) has punished home buyers since it was first implemented in 1987.
Based on an average MLS® priced home in Winnipeg, the ...
Shanty Town — Coolican made daily tours of the shanties in the city’s North End
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 ...
Local real estate market setting a record pace
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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Gimme Shelter raises $49,000 to help provide people in need with safe, clean, affordable shelter
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...