Happenings on the June Calender
Our much-awaited summer season starts to really accelerate as we roll into the month of June.
Traditionally, this is the month of brides, so here’s a little shot of matrimoni...
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Archive : May 2013
Whitewashing turns up in the news
“Like a fence, character cannot be strengthened by whitewash.” — American proverb.
Whitewashing turns up in much of the Ottawa news these days. The verb, to whitewash, is liberally applied to t...
Munching on bugs
A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations mentions that there are 1,900 species of edible insects inhabiting the Earth, and is urging people, including North Americans, to consume such ...
Dunning’s report on mortgage market shows situation not as bleak and foreboding as claimed by others
Will Dunning, the chief economist for the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP), was a keynote speaker at a previous WinnipegREALTORS® forecast breakfast. He provided some keen insight into a ...
Gimli 1913 byelection — Woodsworth proposed a motion at Methodist convention to investigate Taylor’s alleged corruption
by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
The Voice, a Winnipeg-based labour newspaper, contained a column on June 30, 1913, that defended James Shaver Woodsworth and attacked the Winnipeg Telegram for casting “calumnious...
Proposed changes to Home Buyers’ Plan would include life-changing events
A marital breakdown can involve the possibility of compromising an individual’s ability to re-establish themselves in another home.
But under a proposal by the Manitoba Real Estate Association, with ...
Wonderful world of golf whimsy
As you mentally prepare for your next foray to the fairways, have a chuckle over this golf whimsy.
Great lines of golf
• The only thing in my bag that works is the bug spray.
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A horseshoe for good luck
For centuries, the iron horseshoe has been considered an amulet. That is, it is believed to possess the power to protect. Such a belief is found in nearly every country where horses are used.
No one knows why or...
Another Senate scandal
When West Winnipeg MLA Thomas Johnson accused the Premier Rodmond Roblin government of corruption in a 1913 Gimli byelection, he said promising government money for projects in a riding wasn’t a new tactic, and that ta...
Five principles of quality of life
Earlier this month, REALTORS® from across the country participated in a Quality of Life symposium in Ottawa.
What is quality of life? It is about creating communities where everyone can thrive. It star...