Test your Olympic Games knowledge
A veritable “feast of sport” will soon be upon us when we immerse ourselves in the fun and games of the 30th Olympiad in London, England, from July 27 to August 12.
London will become the first...
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Archive : July 2012
Mixing up the message
I recently wrote about the cantankerous comic strip character, Ed Crankshaft, and of the way he invariably gets old sayings wrong by garbling the words.
Likely, most Crankshaft readers harbour the notion that no...
Growing weeds instead of grass
Summer really is extra special in our neck of the woods. It’s an incredibly short season, so we really have a unique appreciation of all its benefits, even though it seems to come and go in a blur. I guess that’s...
How to address a VIP
Now that we know who sits in cabinet and what a privy councillor is, it might help to know how to address such exalted persons.
When writing to a privy councillor, address the envelope to, “The Hon. Jacob ...
Norrie noted as Winnipeg booster
The inductee for the 10th anniversary of the WinnipegREALTORS®-established Citizens Hall of Fame was Bill Norrie, the former Winnipeg mayor who passed away at age 83 on July 11.
“I heartily endorse the...
Land transfer tax — nation-wide comparisons show that Manitoba is at a disadvantage
Over the years, the provincial government’s message about the land transfer tax (LTT) has been misleading by inferring this is a tax common throughout the country and that Manitoba is in the middle of the pack when lev...
Mass Murder in Stuartburn — Pistenczak freed due to insufficient evidence to charge him
by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
The only evidence alleged to link Ivan Pistenczak to the murders of Wasyl Bojeczko and his four children in Stuartburn was a red spot on a coat that was taken from him on November 19, 1898, by interpre...
Midway through the year housing market confidence is high
After a spectacular May, when MLS® sales went over 1,600 units for only the second time in WinnipegREALTORS® history, June sales slowed down.
June MLS® sales fell below 1,500 units for the first time...
Osborne Village declared the best neighbourhood in Canada
When he nominated Osborne Village as Canada’s greatest neighbourhood, Chris Barker, a local resident, said, “it’s just a great place to hang out.”
Every summer, thousands of Winnipeggers ...
When heat becomes our enemy
The heat is on! Temperatures hitting around the 30°C level on the Canada Day long weekend and continuing this week are the surest indicators that the hot days of summer have finally arrived.
Meanwhile, the O...