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Category Archives: Economy & Business

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Minimum wage fails to keep pace with soaring cost of living

Economy & Business, Our Neighbourhoods, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 23, 2015

A guaranteed annual income would be more fair, and savings could be huge from scrapping current income support programs.

Finance ministers scramble to balance books this budget season

Economy & Business, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 19, 2015

Budget-making is a truly creative art, especially in provinces that depend on the riches in the ground,

Waste Not Winnipeg’s first ever Stuff Swap a big success

Culture, Downtown, Economy & Business, Education, Our Neighbourhoods, Stories of GivingBy Doug KretchmerMarch 17, 20151 Comment

People donated all sorts of things and helped themselves to what others were giving away, as organizer hopes to make it a regular event.

Politics in Manitoba – anything but dull

Economy & Business, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 12, 2015

While Premier Greg Selinger presides over a divided NDP caucus, voters wonder if there will be a viable alternative to what’s become a gong show down on Broadway.

Tiny homes make big dreams come true as minimalist living quarters become popular

Economy & Business, Education, Environment, Our Neighbourhoods, Science & TechnologyBy Armande MartineMarch 11, 20151 Comment

Want to be mortgage free, have minimal energy and maintenance costs, but still be a home owner? Building a tiny house may be the answer.

Do Not Call List barely effective even as CRTC levies $200,000 fine

Economy & Business, Our Neighbourhoods, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieMarch 11, 20151 Comment

The Do Not Call List is supposed to prevent unwanted phone solicitation, but for many of the 12 million Canadians registered, it may as well be called the Do Not Hesitate to Call List.

Municipalities need federal money to deal with infrastructure crisis

Economy & Business, Education, Our Neighbourhoods, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieMarch 9, 2015

Cities are looking for more tax dollars to help fund upgrades to sewer and water systems, roads and bridges, and public transit.

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go … but how do we get there?

Charitable Organizations, Economy & Business, Education, EnvironmentBy Mel MarginetMarch 4, 2015

Innovative workshops are geared towards individuals who want to support their co-workers to bike, bus, walk or carpool to work.

2nd coldest Festival du Voyageur still packs them in

Arts & Entertainment, Economy & Business, Environment, History, Our NeighbourhoodsBy Bryan SullivanFebruary 23, 20151 Comment

While attendance was down slightly due to the cold weather, the Festival saw larger than usual crowds in their indoor night time venues.

Grain fights crude oil for spot on Canadian rail cars

Economy & Business, Food, Health & Safety, Our Neighbourhoods, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieFebruary 23, 2015

With little pipeline capacity, shipping oil by train is increasing even if it means less grain is moved and communities face threats of potential derailments.

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