Places where creepy spirits roam the land
Halloween, when spirits roam the earth, is but a few days away. Since these spirits are abroad on this night, it wqould be wise to avoid places that have special appeal for them ...
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Archive : October 2016
Looking for enthusiastic volunteers
Winnipeg will host the Canada Summer Games from July 28 to August 13, 2017. The Canada Games are this country's largest multi-sport and cultural event for young athletes.
Legend of White Horse Plain — the soul of the slain bride entered the white horse which then haunted the plain
by Bruce Cherney
Ghost tales are part of the human condition, whether you believe in the existence of spectral shades or not. Such tales have been long associated with the evening of October 31, as well as folklore in other lands unfami...
The eerie legend of the Windigo
An eerie legend from Manitoba, which makes for a very scary Halloween tale, involves First Nations' folklore handed down through the generations to help explain remembrances of real-life situations involving unnatural deeds.
New report indicates Winnipeg is one of five Canadian real estate markets to watch
A growing Winnipeg economy is expected to sustain the local real estate market, according to a new report from Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Canada and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Canada.
Meetings with MPs to promote homeownership
Once a year REALTORS® from across the country converge on Ottawa to meet with their MPs on matters to help Canadians be successful in homeownership matters.
How to build a light-weight, speedy, wooden “belly flopper” sled
With winter about to pounce on us, it struck me that a timely project for DIYers is a “belly flopper” sled.
Scarlet Fever — Ukrainian immigrants arrived at Patterson Lake colony drenched to the skin and chilled to the bone
Illness among the Ukrainian children may have been initially hidden from
officials in Winnipeg by mothers who were anxious to continue their trip westward.
Historical perspective of Persons Case
David Johnson, Canada's Governor General, said: “October 18 will always be an important date in Canadian history. It was on this day in 1929 that women were finally constitutionally recognized as ‘persons.'”
Experts say effects of stress test on local housing market will emerge in spring
by Todd Lewys
On October 3, the federal government announced that mortgage rules were about to tighten yet again.
With that announcement, those in search of a home — in particular, first-time buyers — had a two-week ...