by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
In 1921, liquor bound for the U.S. may have been subject to seizure under an interpretation of the terms of the Manitoba Temperance Act, but by 1924 buying liquor in the province for export was a legal activity, ...
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Augustus Nanton, who was recently inducted into the WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame, came to Winnipeg from Toronto in 1883, a year after the most spectacular period of real estate speculation in the city’s history.
Follo...
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The most recent inductee into the WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame was described by Mayor Sam Katz as a man who helped “lay the foundation for what would become a great city.”
Sir Augustus Nanton (1860- 1925) is the...
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by Todd Lewys
It’s been more than three weeks since you listed your home, and you’re wondering why it hasn’t sold.
There could be several possible explanations for it still being on the market: a balanced market th...
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It’s not much of a surprise that Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the recent announcement that one of Sir John Franklin’s missing ships, which were claimed by the Arctic over 160 years ago, had been discovered, although it’s...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
In a scene reminiscent of the HBO series about Prohibition Era bootleggers, Boardwalk Empire, it was reported that one of the Winnipeg victims of the liquor and three-car hijacking in North Dakota, who had been m...
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The wolf appears frequently in language and literature. For example, on July 20, during a Fifth Estate look at the Mike Duffy scandal, a panelist said, “The prime minister reacts by throwing Nigel (Wright) to the wolves.”
This...
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Two-thousand fourteen is going down as the year of more listings. In August, the healthy supply of MLS® listings did not translate into more sales. In fact, MLS® sales dropped 12 per cent in comparison to the same month last year. The 1...
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Speaking of whimsy:
• The trouble with living alone is that it’s always your turn to do the dishes.
• We are all born ignorant. Remaining ignorant is where the problems start.
• Senseless vandalism is righ...
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Remember the old Steve Martin movie, Father of the Bride? Funny stuff, eh? Are you planning a wedding? Are you wondering if the “putting on a wedding” syndrome is anything like that movie, or perhaps the movie just reflected typical...
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