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In the last article (October 28, Professionally Speaking), we talked about how our Downtown is planned to grow and change. Downtown, h...
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Archive : 2011
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...
English language as an enigma
Incongruous, inconsistent and paradoxical — that's English! Naturally, we take our language for granted, but imagine the difficulty in trying to learn it.
As proof that our language can be a headache, ...
Musings about Remembrance Day
A Calgary bar, The Roadhouse, is reaping some pretty negative publicity following its decision to promote the Remembrance Day weekend as a party opportunity.
In a radio commercial, the Roadhouse asked, “Wh...
Fought and bled for ideals
First Turkey surrendered unconditionally on October 30, and then Austria bowed out on November 3, 1918. It was at this stage of the Great War that Canadians came to realize that an armistice ending hosilities was possible af...
Low interest rate supporting housing market
The continuation of low interest rates has given our local real estate market a real shot in the arm with record sales in September for that month and the second best October on record.
WinnipegREALTORS&re...
Manitoba-born First World War ace — 50,000 attended Barker’s 1930 state funeral in Toronto
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
The unexpected death of Manitoba-born William “Billy” George Barker, as a result of a plane crash in Ottawa while flying a new aircraft, sent Canadian military officials scrambling to organ...
Local housing market exceeding expectations this year
Ten months into 2011, year-to-date dollar volume sales reached $2.67 billion, the highest level with two months to go for any year in the 108-year history of WinnipegREALTORS®.
The 10-months of dollar ...
Happenings on the November calendar — a guide to some events past and present during the month
As we chug on toward the end of the year, let’s pause and consider some of the events that have appeared on the historical calendar for November:
November 1, 1914 — The bra was patented.
November 2, 172...