Common expressions involving proper nouns
A surprising number of common expressions involve proper nouns. Some such nouns originate in the Bible (“To raise Cain,” “A Judas kiss”). Some spring from mythology (“Trojan horse,” &ldquo...
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First city council meeting
While today’s Winnipeggers are mostly well-informed about the workings of city hall, primarily derived from media reports, there was a time when residents had little or no understanding about how such an institution pe...
Missed it by that much
In the 1960s television series, Get Smart, Don Adams in the role of Maxwell Smart, continually used the expression, “Missed it by that much.” This expression also applied to MLS® sales in 2013, which ju...
Women’s suffrage — Roblin: “Nice women don’t want the vote”
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
A suffrage amendment to the Manitoba Election Act, aimed at giving women the vote in the province, was completed by the provincial government in December 1915.
“The bill is pre...
Happenings on the January calendar
Is it really 2014? No, that can’t be right. It seems like it was only yesterday that it was 1985. Or was it 1965? On second thought, I’ll stop there as I’m embarrassed to be able to go back even further.
Anywa...
Some food for thought
In Joy Fielding’s book, Good Intentions, a character named Renee says, “I’m in my element. This is a piece of cake.” The next moment, Renee, who is overweight, wonders why all her metaphors are food-related.
Selfie-serving selfie
On November 19, 2013, Oxford Dictionaries declared “selfie” as its International Word of the Year 2013. On New Year’s Day, 2014, “selfie” was nominated by people around the globe to the top of Lake Superior Sta...
Shortage of affordable rental units
by Todd Lewys
According to a recent report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), apartment vacancy rates in Manitoba are expected to inch above two per cent for the first time in over a decade.
Manitoba Professional Hockey League — Shamrocks abandon Stanley Cup challenge and pro league no longer viable
by Bruce Cherney (part 5 of 5)
With the Winnipeg Maple Leafs disbanded, the Winnipeg Shamrocks took the only route available to them to keep playing hockey and went to Edmonton to compete for the Fit-Reform Cup, emblematic of t...
Last year, MLS® sales failed to reach 13,000 mark, but dollar volume does top $3.3 billion
MLS® sales in 2013 were just 74 units short of the 13,000 level by the end of the year, according to market statistics released by WinnipegREALTORS®.
“A third consecutive year of 13,000 MLS® sales was at...