Winnipeg - Of Interest

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You know when you burn food and it gets that black stuff on it?

That's a carcinogen.

Smoke detectors are radioactive. About 10,000 people in Ontario die every year because the air is so polluted from cars and trucks.

But OMG SMOKING IS SO BAD!!

If the government didn't make so much money off of it, smoking would have been gone years ago.

[swolfe]

Originally Posted by h0twired

There are lots of places where smoking is prohibited. Why should it be any different for Manitoba Housing?

I personally would not want to live in a house that had chain smokers living in it.

There's at least one of the big rental companies that has banned smoking in all of their rental units. Is it Edison? (I'm not sure).

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

new studies show 3rd hand smoke (carpets, jackets, etc) is causing respitory issues with kids. BAN THE WEED ...well at least the legal weed, don't ban the illegal weed

occasional smokers are not bad its the chain smokers 3rd hand smoke that's the worst... one of the guys i work with the entire inside of his van is coated in tar... all he does is chain smoke he won't work with aprentises if he can help it so he can sit there and chain smoke all day... we call him smoking bob and it drives him nuts... he has a lunch pail full of cigs...

another thing people who smoke never air their homes out properly so everything gets soked in the crap from the cigs... speaking of witch another problem with most modern buildings one can't open the windows in them gag i hate Hvac and most apartment buildings have horid ventalation

[metonymy]

In my rental unit, I had a problem with smoke from the neighbour unit coming through into my bathroom (which shares a common wall). I had to seal up all the openings in the wall and make the thing air tight to fix the problem.

[wags_in_the_peg]

more good news about our fine province

Manitoba job market holding solid

The national unemployment rate jumped three-tenths of a point to 6.6 per cent in December, although the situation continues to be better in Fortress Manitoba.

The unemployment rate in Manitoba was up slightly in December, from 4.2 to 4.3 per cent. Only Saskatchewan (4.2) and Alberta (4.1) have lower unemployment rates.

The deepening recession took another chunk of Canada’s labour force in December as the country shed 34,400 jobs — 70,700 full-time losses partly offset by part-time gains. It was the second large monthly job loss in two months, following November’s 71,000 contraction.

The biggest concern is the large decrease in full-time employment in the private sector where 59,400 jobs were lost, a hit that was partially offset by a gain of 36,200 in part-time work and a gain of 20,500 in government hiring.

Statistics Canada said the country gained 98,000 for the year, far fewer than the 358,000 gained in 2007 and all in part-time work. The jobless rate hit a record low of 5.8 per cent in 2008, but climbed 0.8 per cent by the end of the year with the largest increase coming in the last quarter.

The latest sector to be hit by the economic downturn was construction, an industry which lost 44,000 jobs as housing starts dipped to the lowest level in seven years the previous month. Other industries to lose jobs in December included manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, mining and oil. Offsetting the losses were gains in transportation and warehousing, health care, and social assistance and public administration.

And with the price of oil tumbling, Alberta’s economy also showed signs of slowing and actually recorded the sharpest employment decline of any province last month with 16,000 fewer jobs, all full-time.

Across Canada

The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in December. Here’s what happened provincially (previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland 13.7 (13.7)
— Prince Edward Island 11.8 (10.7)
— Nova Scotia 8.2 (7.8)
— New Brunswick 8.6 (8.7)
— Quebec 7.3 (7.1)
— Ontario 7.2 (7.1)
— Manitoba 4.3 (4.2)
— Saskatchewan 4.2 (3.7)
— Alberta 4.1 (3.4)
— British Columbia 5.3 (4.9)
- Canadian Press

[1ajs]

umm we never boomed like everywhere els and now were looking better then everywhere els... nothing has changed here

[1ajs]

Former Manitoba premier resigns from Pollard Banknote

Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2009 | 2:04 PM CT Comments0Recommend3

The Canadian Press


Former Manitoba premier Gary Filmon has resigned from Pollard Banknote Limited.
Filmon, 66, was a company director and a trustee for Pollard Banknote Income Fund.
The company said Filmon resigned because he has other commitments.
His replacement has not been named.
Pollard Banknote manufactures lottery tickets and other services for the gaming industry.
Filmon served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in Manitoba from 1983-2000. He was premier of the province from 1988-1999. He has been serving as a member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee since 2001.

[newflyer]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

umm we never boomed like everywhere els and now were looking better then everywhere els... nothing has changed here

The economy in Winnipeg has been among the strongest for the last few years.... and it just keeps humming.

[h0twired]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

umm we never boomed like everywhere els and now were looking better then everywhere els... nothing has changed here

Except the 30 years or so from 1890 - 1920. I would consider that a pretty major boom

There was also the housing boom of the 1960's (after the immigrant boom after WW2). Areas like Garden City, Windsor Park, St. Vital, Westwood, Charleswood, South River Heights and the like we pretty much all built at the same time.

[metonymy]

Chris D dot ca had this photo today - always like that cluster.

[1ajs]

wth never noticed the change in colour in the bricks before on the one on the right. did they add floors to it at point or something?

[metonymy]

I believe they started a sandblasting/cleaning operation last summer.

[1ajs]

realy interesting

[Biff]

There must be a different reason than that, don't you think. I can't imagine the brick being that dirty on a 40 to 50 year old building....plus it looks like a different colour all together - like they painted it.

[drew]

Originally Posted by metonymy

I believe they started a sandblasting/cleaning operation last summer.

From what I understand, you can't easily sandblast brick because it removes the "outer shell" of the exposed brick potentially causing it to deteriorate rapidly.

I think someone just screwed up with an order of brick, and it was compounded by an even larger screw up when it was actually installed.

[1ajs]

o well it does not look bad

[Archiseek]

Originally Posted by metonymy

I believe they started a sandblasting/cleaning operation last summer.

no - its been like that since i can remember

the brick is actually different colours i believe

and sandblasting brick is bad.... very bad for the brick

[metonymy]

OK, I stand corrected.

Did they add those floors as extra during construction to increase the building height (and maybe couldn't get anymore of the original brick used)?

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[rrskylar]

Man Windows 7 really is fast!