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About Me
- John Dobbin
- Just the casual observer of things around me with a focus on Winnipeg.
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A history of Selkirk's water tower - Current Tower (C. Cassidy) and proposed design (City of Selkirk) Selkirk's water tower will be getting a new paint job in June. I thought this would be a ...
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COVID-19 & Health Care: Austerity will do more harm than good - By Brianne Goertzen As Manitoba re-opens, COVID-19 remains a pressing public health threat—one that will continue to require governments of all levels to s...1 day ago
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Let’s talk about a Grey Cup game on the frozen tundra…Tin Foil Man…comedy acts in Edmonton…Puck Finn’s chin whiskers…Akim Aliu’s message…faux fans in footy…the Six and the NWHL…an end game for Ponytail Puck…Naomi Osaka’s bankroll…and so long Eddie Haskell - A Grey Cup game in December. In Canada. Maybe in Winnipeg. Perhaps in Edmonton. Possibly in Regina. That’s the latest bit of zaniness to drift out of the C...3 days ago
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280 St. Mary Avenue - Former Imperial Veterans in Canada Legion Branch No. 84 - *Place:* Former Imperial Veterans in Canada Legion Branch 84 *Address: *380 St. Mary Avenue *Constructed:* 1958 *Architect: *Pratt and Lingren *Contractor:*...
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Corydon Avenue, November 2019 - I’ll take new photos again someday, I promise. The post Corydon Avenue, November 2019 appeared first on Winnipeg Love Hate.4 weeks ago
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Stateless, Graceless - I've pulled the plug on Dove Grace Design, my supposed design outfit, for good. I haven't put pen-to-paper in years, and really have no inclination to sta...5 weeks ago
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Blog Closed. - That's a wrap. After eighteen years of keeping a weblog or online journal (and nearly thirty of posting my writing online), I am finally calling it a day. ...5 weeks ago
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Friends of Upper Fort Garry: Time to Give Up? - It’s been over 12 years since a rag-tag group of millionaires banded together to stop a high-rise apartment complex from being built on a surface parking l...
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Trudeau to the country: 'I Give Up.' - Where ya bin? you ask. In the modern vernacuar, we reply: *Later, dude.* The Black Rod was jolted back into action by the televised news conference last ...2 months ago
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Good Things Yet to Come - Well, we are closing in on March and I think I should put my Winnipeg Gratitude series to rest, even though I fell short a few days. This is the last post ...3 months ago
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Policing in Winnipeg is at a crossroads - Murders are at an all time high. Assaults, robberies and theft are rampant. Our streets are more unsafe than in recent memory. Retailers are being rob...5 months ago
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Pallister family values shaft the kids of Manitoba - *Under Premier Pallister, Manitoba's pulled outof a carbon tax plan. If we don't reducecarbon going into the atmosphere, the futurewill be no laughin...
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Celebration of Rick Baverstock, the guiding light of 92.9Kick-FM, being held next Tuesday, June 5th. - A profound loss for his family, who loved him unreservedly. ‘Rick the Boss’ opened the door for hundreds of people to learn and be part of campus radio wi...1 year ago
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Virgin mobile commercials - Why does Virgin Mobile always have the fakest sounding British accent advertising it's Canadian services? Are they contracted by Virgin to do so? Its j...2 years ago
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There's a great local Winnipeg band called The Unbelievable Bargains. They are a cross btwn They Might Be Giants meets The Presidents Of The United States Of America. I figured you might dig 'em!
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