Archive : 2013

Métis Supreme Court victory

  By a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal government has not lived up to its obligations to the Métis under the terms of the Manitoba Act of 1870. Specifically, the court said Ottawa fa...

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Drop off in new listings entering market

  Whether it was some rather harsh winter weather conditions or just a softening in the local marketplace, there was a real parallel in the drop off of new listings and sales at 12 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, in Fe...

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Things that drive you crazy

  • No matter how carefully you load the groceries into the car or van, the bags inevitably fall over and spill out on the way home. • Why is it that all vitamins are found in foods like spinach and caul...

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Jacks are around every corner

Astonishingly, Jack shows up everywhere — in music, in fairy tale, in slang and even in graffiti. Edwin Radford calls Jack, “The English language’s word of all work” (To Coin a Phrase). Jack as equivalen...

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Ternette was “a tireless advocate”

  The last time I talked to Nick Ternette was while we were both riding in an elevator. By chance, I was accompanying him to one of the frequent events he attended before his recent passing at age 68. Ternette nev...

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Benefits of using a real estate pro

Here are some important points made at a WinnipegREALTORS® presentation during the February 23 home buyer seminar organized and presented  by New Journey Housing advisor Karen Giesbrecht. Why use a REALTOR®

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