When the community of non-profit and affordable housing providers comes together, there are always two issues that come up: the need for more affordable housing and the need for more sharing of resources, information and cap...
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At a garage sale, I picked up a copy of the 1944 historical novel, Forever Amber, by Kathleen Winsor. It’s in dreadful condition, its cover no longer attached to the rest of the book and many pages loose — some a...
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As the doldrums of November gather momentum, here is a little whimsy designed to brighten your day and take your mind off burning issues, such as what the heck does doldrum mean?
Top-5 reasons that computers are...
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As the recent U.S. Presidential Election unfolded, I was in contact with my sister-in-law, Deborah, an American citizen living in Ottawa, seeking her views by e-mail about what was transpiring in the country of her birth. It...
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Just about everyone has an opinion about the pros and cons of television. For all its wonderful qualities, it has lots of things about it that can drive you crazy.
For example:
• You look through the TV ...
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We have a long history of wartime songs, the best example being France’s national anthem, La Marseillaise, which originated during the French Revolution.
My favourite wartime songs aren’t anthems. They’re the ...
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The seeds of a world-wide conflict were planted on September 30, 1938, with the signing of a piece of paper in which our nation played no part. The Munich agreement gave Hitler the impetus he desired to strive for domination of Easter...
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While WinnipegREALTORS®, with the support of the Manitoba Real Estate Association, has been actively campaigning to bring about a change to the provincial land transfer tax (LTT) it has not done so in isolation. The Toronto Real Estate ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pawnee Bill’s Far East Show wasn’t Colonel William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s “last and only appearance” in Winnipeg as p...
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WinnipegREALTORS® president Shirley Przybyl is confident that MLS® sales will top $3 billion for the second consecutive year and will likely establish a new dollar volume record by the end of 2012.
Dolla...
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