by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
A letter sent to city council signed by C.L. Charrest, the chairman of a committee of the Merchants’ Association of Canada, Winnipeg Branch, contained a resolution asking the council to not put any more p...
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It’s no great surprise that some Manitoba fishers support the provincial government’s announcement to opt out of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC), while others have come out in support of retaining the single marketi...
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Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman recently said the city is considering charging developers with a growth fee to pay for the city’s growth. Not surprisingly, developers are saying the concept should be given more consideration before it becomes...
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Here's a little golf humour to take your mind off the fact that you may be having your worst golf-year ever. Take heart that you are not alone, as in, “Been there, done that!”
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Winnipeg is blessed with several wonderful parks and there is no reason to wait for Saturday to enjoy them.
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Kildonan market gardener James H. Tribe said it was absolutely essential for the success of the proposed farmers' market to have all the gardeners in the outlying municipalities working in harmony.
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Millennia before Christopher Columbus “sailed the ocean blue” in 1492 and landed in the Bahamas to be claimed as the “discoverer of America,” and the Norse landed in Newfoundland and created a brief settlement at L&rsquo...
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A new report released by the city of Winnipeg indicates that the city's population is expected to chart strong and steady increases over the next 25 years, announced Mayor Brian Bowman.
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As a kid, do you remember travelling in the U.S. by car and getting all excited about trying the American breakfast cereals that we would see advertised on U.S. TV, but which were, at that time, not always available in Canada?
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As we all get caught up in the summer Olympics and cheer on our Canadians, it can be overwhelming how many different sports there are to follow. Unless you are really paying attention and glued to your television set, you are bound to miss some...
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