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Airships touted for moving cargo to remote locales

Economy & Business, Outside Winnipeg, Politics, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieSeptember 19, 2013

For more than a decade, a Manitoba transportation expert has been the most prominent promoter of using airships fuelled with hydrogen as a more efficient and economic way to move goods.

MP’s determination inspires innovative ideas

Economy & Business, Environment, Outside Winnipeg, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieSeptember 13, 2013

MP Steven Fletcher says Manitoba should be sending surplus hydro power west to the tar sands region of northern Alberta, rather than selling it at a loss to the Americans

The gamble of farming Canada’s breadbasket

Economy & Business, Environment, Food, History, Outside WinnipegBy Roger CurrieSeptember 11, 2013

Farmers are working to complete the harvest which is considerably behind this year. Spring was late, reducing that ‘window of opportunity’ to produce a crop before frost damages nature’s bounty.

Living at lake has special charm

Culture, Economy & Business, Environment, Outside WinnipegBy Roger CurrieAugust 31, 20131 Comment

They call it Sunset Country, and in August it starts to set a lot sooner. After about the middle of the month, lots of the ‘summer people’ as they’re referred to by the locals pull their boats out of the water, and that’s it for the season.

Serving up soup and social change

Downtown, Economy & Business, Education, Food, Health & Safety, Local Heroes, Our CityBy Stacy Cardigan SmithAugust 21, 2013

Kelly Frazer wanted to do something that involved helping people access healthy food. So she started working at Soup Bee, a thriving local business with a twist.

Retiring MP may look at shipping oil through Churchill

Economy & Business, Environment, Outside Winnipeg, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieAugust 19, 2013

Soon to be ex-MP and Transport Committee Chair, Merv Tweed, has been hired by Omnitrax Canada rail company, which may soon ship oil by train to the Port of Churchill.

Panhandlers not the real problem

Economy & Business, Health & Safety, Philanthropy, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieAugust 9, 2013

Beggars on the street are an easy target. If you’re worried about them, and don’t want to drop coins in the hat, maybe think about giving to your local food bank instead.

City offers sweet deal to downtown condo buyers

Downtown, Economy & Business, Our CityBy Roger CurrieJuly 21, 2013

Winnipeg City Hall is now offering forgivable loans of $10,000 to people buying condos in the area known as The Exchange. If you stay there for at least five years, the loan doesn’t have to be repaid.

Quebec train disaster raises safety concerns

Economy & Business, Environment, Health & Safety, Our CityBy Roger CurrieJuly 12, 2013

I’m betting that our heads are filled with more questions now about the tanker cars that rumble by on those tracks. Questions like, “What are they carrying, and how dangerous is it?”

Credit Unions facing higher taxes

Economy & Business, PoliticsBy Roger CurrieJuly 1, 2013

All banking institutions have tougher capital requirements in the wake of what happened in 2008. The credit unions did not need to be hit with higher taxes.

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