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Archive : 2011
Roseau River Reserve surrender -- Graham thanked Sifton for his assistance in organizing the land sale
by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
When auctioneer James Dowswell of Emerson banged his gavel down, signalling the commencement of the bidding for Roseau River Reserve land, he opened “with the N.E. 1-4 of sec...
Survey says no fear of U.S.-style housing crash in Canada
There will be a softening in the Canadian housing market over the next few months, but no U.S.-style free-fall, according to a new survey from Royal LePage.
“Although some commentators are predicting that ...
Wonderful world of whimsy
If you occasionally like to add a new word to your vocabulary, here’s one you may not have stumbled onto before — paraprosdokian.
What the heck does that mean?
A paraprosdoki...
Loonie and toonie true Canadians
English, as Canadians speak it, is probably more unusual than we think. It’s true many people now use such Americanisms as gotta, vacation, and even that abomination, huh, but much vocabulary remains unique to us. Fidd...
Canada's first Thanksgiving
An Internet search of Thanksgiving in Canada will bring up hundreds of entries, including a slew that mention the first Thanksgiving in North America as being celebrated by Martin Frobisher in Newfoundland in 1578.
Will continue to press premier to change unfair tax
Since recently-elected Premier Greg Selinger says he is committed to keeping housing affordable in Manitoba and that he will govern for all Manitobans, WinnipegREALTORS® will continue to press him over the next four year...
Roseau River Reserve surrender - Sifton came under increasing
by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Political and community pressure exerted on Minister of the Interior, Clifford Sifton, to secure the surrender of a significant portion of Roseau River IR 2 had been building over...
Winnipeggers taking advantage of the weather and the real estate market
Balmy summer weather certainly added a warm glow to the local real estate market, with September transactions being the best for the month in the 108-year history of WinnipegREALTORS®.
“We didn’t...
Happenings on the October calendar
Slipping back through the history of fall, here's a guided tour of the events, whether great, near-great or downright banal, that have graced the October calendar down through the years.
October 2, 1950 — Peanuts, a syndicate...