An investment in environmental protection is essentially an investment in future prosperity. The Manitoba government recognized this when it announced a Surface Water Management Strategy and investments to protect Lake Winnipeg and mitiga...
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In 2008, WinnipegREALTORS® embarked on a campaign that brought REALTORS® together from coast to coast. They joined in the common purpose of supporting the Friends for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in their efforts to raise...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
The SS Keenora served for decades as a lifeline to the outside world for otherwise isolated Lake Winnipeg communities. Without the vessel’s ability to carry 200-tons of freight during its weekly trips north...
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In the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) recently updated forecast for home sales activity via MLS®, Manitoba’s housing sales this year are expected to remain roughly in line with 2013.
The national as...
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May set an all-time record for MLS® dollar volume for the month with $438.4 million in sales.
In its May MLS® statistical report, WinnipegREALTORS® described it as the “highest monthly MLS® dollar volume in 111 years...
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While most Canadians are glued to their television sets to view the Stanley Cup final, even though a Canadian team isn’t involved, the rest of the world is focussed on the World Cup in Brazil. The annual NHL championship is hard pressured...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
T.C.B. Boon wrote about a trip he took aboard the SS Keenora in the first year of its operation on Lake Winnipeg (Winnipeg Free Press, May 23, 1966). His account vividly describes the importance of boat traffic t...
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On May 30, 2014, this headline graced the Globe and Mail’s front page: Spin Doctor: Brazil Creates Flashy — But Still Accurate — Soccer Ball.
The headline writer put a new spin on spin doctor, a term usually associated w...
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Since the annual attention focus is now on dad, let’s consider how this man views the world around him. Sometimes it’s through a strange and unique perspective that is a constant source of amusement to his children, for example:&nbs...
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by Todd Lewys
Now that the warm weather has hit and the trees and flowers are blooming, something else is blossoming — the local real estate market.
It may have taken awhile, but after a spring that was lukewarm from both a sa...
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