by Bruce Cherney (part 6 of 6)
It wasn’t until April 2, 1907, that Mayor James Ashdown announced to a Winnipeg Tribune reporter that the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) and the Grand Truck Pacific (GTP) would build a “union&r...
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The mayoral race has started to heat up. A number of the contenders have unveiled their platforms and are not afraid to mix it up with the other candidates. To this end, WinnipegREALTORS® is pleased to be once again teaming up with Sh...
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After reading the August 1 Twisty Tongue,
Helen Norrie asked, “What on earth did Massey-Harris have to do with cheese?”
The column in question had noted that Massey-Harris was First World War slang for “chees...
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Listen, I know people love garage sales. I understand. That’s great for them, but my wife and I are past that. We found that one burns out of that activity after years and years of doing it. Anyway, recently the memories came back vividly...
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An outstanding woman golfer reluctantly agreed to play in the husband and wife alternate shot tournament at her club. She teed off on the first hole, a par four, hitting a great drive down the middle of the fairway. Upon reaching the ball, she ...
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Reader, Marianne Johnson, wrote: “I am quoting from my old grammar book. ‘Things may be of male or female sex, but only words can be of masculine, feminine, common, or neuter gender.’ I’d sure like to know if it is corre...
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The August civic holiday is over for another year. In the context of Manitoba’s holidays, the first Monday in August has for decades been a holiday without a name, unlike Louis Riel Day. But not next year, as the Manitoba government has a...
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Next year’s August civic holiday will take on new meaning and importance as a result of Premier Greg Selinger’s announcement last week that it will be called Terry Fox Day.
“Terry Fox embodied hope, courage, commit...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 5)
Winnipeg newspapers claimed several factors lead to city council’s decision to permanently close East Broadway and hand over the city-owned land east of Main Street to the Canadian Nothern Railway (CNoR).
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REALTORS® were kept busy last month with the most active July for sales in the 111-year history of WinnipegREALTORS® with over 1,400 transactions.
In addition, MLS® sales established a record for the month’s dollar volum...
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