Archive : March 2014

Happenings on the April calendar

Once we get past February, each succeeding month seems to hold out the ever-increasing  promise of  impending spring. The arrival of March is exciting every year, even if it surprises us with one or two late-winter weather insults...

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The origins of weather words

In 1911, German-American anthropologist, Franz Boaz (1858-1942), said the Inuit had four different words for snow. Soon, these four words escalated into 400 words via word-of-mouth and media distortion. The Inuit have no more w...

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Wall Street and curling

A friend from Chilliwack sent an intriguing clipping from The Province, a Vancouver-based newspaper. The February 21 headline in the newspaper was, Bankers Learn to Hurry Hard, while the sub-head was, Wall Street: Competitive Curling Seen a...

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B.C.’s exemption for first-time buyers

Below is an article from our B.C. counterparts that speaks to something WinnipegREALTORS® and the Manitoba Real Estate Association are strongly advocating, which so far has been ignored. The two organized real estate groups made a modes...

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Test of your trivia knowledge

See how you do on these questions that range from “really easy” to “pretty obscure” (answers follow).  Television 1. On the old sitcom Rhoda, what were the names of Rhoda's sister a...

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Everybody talks about the weather

Most Winnipeg conversations begin with the weather. We’re not alone. In 1758, Samuel Johnson wrote, “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather.” In 1897, this clever quip appeared in a Hartf...

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Annual school tax increase ritual

It’s an annual ritual at this time of year. At least, it has become a yearly occurrence in Manitoba ever since the province began decreasing its share of education funding. At one time, the province provided 80 per cent o...

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National real estate market forecast revised

We all know real estate markets are local and what may be happening in Calgary — its MLS® sales this month, in comparison to the same period last year, was trending higher by 13 per cent and the average sale price was up six per c...

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