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[SkydivePilot]

Just an FYI thing here:

The STC maintenance garage on Winnipeg Street in Regina is actually a former WWII aircraft hangar which was originally located in Mossbank, SK.

[steveosnyder]

I don't know if anyone here has heard of this group/project, I don't think it has gained very much traction, but I think a few people here might find it interesting...

http://www.piscataquisvillage.org/

[Cyro]

Manitoba near top in increase in alcohol sales

Booze sales in Manitoba increased at one of the fastest paces in the country in the fiscal year that ended on March 31 of last year, according to Statistics Canada figures released today.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-an...increase-in-alcohol-sales-254744181.html

No surprise on this one.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Remember the days when if you crossed the Hell's Angels they would break your knees or burn down your business. I guess now they just sue you for "emotional distress, insomnia, anxiety and depression". What is the world coming to?

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Hells+Angels+former+mining+boss/9722352/story.html

Not really surprised. I've had many work related dealings and encounters with gang members, associates of theirs and those involved in the"lifestyle" here in my own back yard.

The difference now is that the Angels have evolved into a world wide,highly organized "criminal organization". They're at a level above and beyond your local street gang.

They want the public to consider them as good outstanding citizens, normal contributing members of the community, while continuing all their criminal exploits, extortion, trafficking and much worse.

No sympathy from me on their dismissal from their place of employment, the right thing to do, but they have evolved to such a point that they will use the system when ever it suits them to do so.

[1ajs]

first human in space bday is today. theres parties around the world for it the one here in winnipegs sold out. at the science gallery 3 blocks from home dances

anyhow
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[steveosnyder]

I went for a walk to the D Condo site today at lunch and saw a few buildings I was wondering if anyone knew anything about. One was The Chalet Apartments (434 Assiniboine Ave.), and the other was called The Carriage House, and it was behind 23 Kennedy (it had a street address of 23 1/2 Kennedy).

Does anyone know anything about these? Apparently the Carriage House used to be a part of the Reid House (23 Kennedy), but I'm going to assume with its own street address, this is a fully subdivided unit?

[alittle1]

Property used to be owned by Sam Werier at one time. His wife was taking care of the properties up until a couple of years ago.

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by alittle1

Property used to be owned by Sam Werier at one time. His wife was taking care of the properties up until a couple of years ago.

Yeah, and now Allan Werier, who is actually certifiable, takes care of everything for the old lady.

His response when asked by a Free Press reporter why he wasn't cutting the grass or moving on any sort of development? "Why don't you go and cut the grass. And are you going to invest the money to develop it?". This from a family that is wealthy beyond reason.

They're the same family that owns the blocks on Wellington between Cockburn and Daly that are caving into the ground. Management changed to Leon A. Brown sometime around 2006 and they upgraded a few windows here and there to get the rents up a bit, so it's possible they now have an interest - and Bob Brown is actually a quality property owner - but those buildings are an eyesore and almost completely derelict, so it seems like it's still being run in the style of the Werier family which is to say, run straight into the ground with as little reinvestment as possible.

[alittle1]

The properties on Wellington are waiting for a offer, somewhere in the 5 -6 mill range last time I checked. The thought was to make them in to condo's, but the Kid doesn't want to do any investing because his momma controls the purse strings. Sam didn't have time to teach the Kid the in's and out's of the real estate business.

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by alittle1

The properties on Wellington are waiting for a offer, somewhere in the 5 -6 mill range last time I checked. The thought was to make them in to condo's, but the Kid doesn't want to do any investing because his momma controls the purse strings. Sam didn't have time to teach the Kid the in's and out's of the real estate business.

Yeah, and they'll be waiting for a long, long time. The cost of demolition is easily half a million dollars. Nobody is going to pay $6-$7MM by time it's graded and cleared just for the land. They're trying to sell the cash flows like it's a going concern. You couldn't even do due diligence on the property - there's so much untriggered liability just waiting for an inspection it would cost $5MM just to upgrade the building.

Sad state of affairs over there...

[Cyro]

Octogenarian fisher nets first musky taken from Lake Winnipeg
By: Bruce Owen

Musky in Lake Winnipeg?? 1.2 meters in length..First Ever..which goes to prove even the so called experts can be wrong..

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Can't wait for my 1st fishing trip of the year..

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[Cyro]

Just for fun:

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[1ajs]

if anyone finds them selfs in venice in june to november check this out http://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/news/25-01.html?back=true

got a print up as part of a display from tudelf on element of the balcony.

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That looks like a fire escape.

[1ajs]

it is but they wanted it

[trueviking]

GDP growth for Canadian Provinces 2013 from Stats Can.

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by trueviking

GDP growth for Canadian Provinces 2013 from Stats Can.

It's worth noting that with all the revisions of late this is really only indicative of what the 2013 year may end up looking like. That 2.2% had its forecasts revised downward from 2.7% in April of 2013, to 2.5% in December of 2013, and now 2.2% in March and we still don't actually know what the figure is.

Also, along with this report back in March came the news that projections for 2014 were being revised down from 2.3% to 2.0% on the basis of less private and public capital investment and weaker than expected employment numbers.

Investment in CapEx is a leading indicator. It portents productivity for the coming years. If it's declining, so are we. Going from 2.6% in 2012 to 2.2% (if that's where it ultimately lands - I've been hearing a more realistic figure is 2.0%), that's significant. If we do actually see 2.0% next year or even slightly lower based on the same trend of downward revisions as the data crystallizes over time, we would be contracting thousands of jobs at that rate.

Everybody is bullish on 2015 because, hey, why not, but that's entirely dependent upon the US for manufacturing demand so as they go, we go.

We'll see where this all eventually lines up. We have the highest inflation rate in Canada and it's outstripping our growth. If we're not pacing our inflation rate, it isn't going to matter how much we grow. Prices are just going to chew up any growth we see, anyway, and we won't be any better off.

This describes Manitoba in a nutshell...

[blueandgoldguy]

Originally Posted by Simplicity

It's worth noting that with all the revisions of late this is really only indicative of what the 2013 year may end up looking like. That 2.2% had its forecasts revised downward from 2.7% in April of 2013, to 2.5% in December of 2013, and now 2.2% in March and we still don't actually know what the figure is.

Also, along with this report back in March came the news that projections for 2014 were being revised down from 2.3% to 2.0% on the basis of less private and public capital investment and weaker than expected employment numbers.

Investment in CapEx is a leading indicator. It portents productivity for the coming years. If it's declining, so are we. Going from 2.6% in 2012 to 2.2% (if that's where it ultimately lands - I've been hearing a more realistic figure is 2.0%), that's significant. If we do actually see 2.0% next year or even slightly lower based on the same trend of downward revisions as the data crystallizes over time, we would be contracting thousands of jobs at that rate.

Everybody is bullish on 2015 because, hey, why not, but that's entirely dependent upon the US for manufacturing demand so as they go, we go.

We'll see where this all eventually lines up. We have the highest inflation rate in Canada and it's outstripping our growth. If we're not pacing our inflation rate, it isn't going to matter how much we grow. Prices are just going to chew up any growth we see, anyway, and we won't be any better off.

This describes Manitoba in a nutshell...

Source for the highest inflation rate in Canada?

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy

Source for the highest inflation rate in Canada?

Stats Can:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/cpis01h-eng.htm

The Freep misquotes at 2.2% as you'll notice from the Stats Can table:

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakin...on-rate-highest-in-Canada-241832961.html

[1ajs]

time warp