Every year, letter-to-the editor writers expound on the fact that Christmas grew from pagan celebrations of the winter solstice. Christians yawn. Although this evolution is generally ignored, Christians do know about it.
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It’s the merriest season of the year, so here’s a few Christmas laughs to get you in the mood:
• Whoever said, “Talk is cheap,” never listened to a youngster telling his parents what...
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With the Christmas season upon us, several REALTORS® took the time to share their thoughts on what they’re most thankful for, and what they’ll be doing to make a difference at Christmas and in the New Year.
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
A March 4, 1930, Manitoba Free Press editorial pointed out that five-cents an ounce would allow a letter to be sent to any point in Canada or the U.S. by air and rail. A letter cou...
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What she said at a recent press conference celebrating the city’s 12 aboriginal families becoming homeowners though the Manitoba Real Estate Association (MREA)-established Manitoba Tipi Mitawa program, struck me as int...
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This might be a surprising little “did-you-know” revelation about Santa’s sleigh-pullers:
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer eac...
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As Christmas approaches, we’re beset with words and expressions seldom heard at any other time. Let’s see where some of these came from.
Carol has an interesting history. It originated in Old French as carole, altho...
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Prognasicators earlier predicted Manitoba would experience normal to very cold weather conditions across the province during the winter of 2012-13. So far, they have been right on the mark. It’s been cold and there has been a lot of s...
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The city’s assessment and taxation department has been taking a fresh look at your property and is now determining what its value on the open market was as of April 1, 2012. This is the second time the department is using a two-year p...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
It wasn’t until the first days of March 1930 that James Armstrong Richardson was prepared to fulfill the obligations of the contract that was awarded to Western Canada Airways (WCA) by the Canadi...
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