Archive : October 2012

Hallowed Hallowe’en traditions

  Hallowe’en, that magical night for the kids, is approaching again, and with it comes this shot of trivia about the very early beginnings of “Spook Night.”   The Druids and the Romans...

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Ghostly goings on in Great Britain

  In the Tower of London large as life The ghost of Anne Boleyn walks they declare. Now Anne Boleyn was once King Henry’s wife Until he had the headsman bob her hair. A...

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A good ghost story

  On television today is filled with a myriad of paranormal programs. In the guise of reality TV, they flood the airwaves with tales of ghost encounters and investigations into the validity of such legendary creatures as Bigfo...

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First-time home buyers hindered by tax

  WinnipegREALTORS® has been continually reminding consumers about the impact of the provincial land transfer tax on first-time buyers. A 2010 Professionally Speaking column  documented the wide difference in first-ti...

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Pity the Bombers

  It’s a safe bet that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, after a turnover laden loss to the Calgary Stampeders last Saturday, will not be participating in this year’s edition of the Grey Cup. It’s a pity that the te...

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Too early to tell if housing market softening

  Some commentators have remarked that a correction has occurred in Winnipeg’s local market as a result of a drop in MLS® sales in September, especially for the first-time home buyers’ market ($150,000 to $250,...

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