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Casual commentary about political, cultural and economic issues with a particular interest on the city of Winnipeg by John Dobbin
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712 rue Langevin Street - Retail store - © 2026 Christian Cassidy. *Place: Former grocery store / Prairie Vélo**Address: *712 rue Langevin Street (Map) *Constructed: *1946 *Builder / Architect: ...
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Manitoba's WWI Fallen: James Wilson of Winnipeg - *To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, I am working on a series of blog posts and radio shows that will look at some...
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All Good Things… - Dear Winnipeg, Next week will mark the 7th anniversary of my very first letter here. At the time, I wasn’t planning on this being a long-term project. Na...9 months ago
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2 comments:
That is one big-ass sign. I was surprised to see how clearly visible the sign and the store itself were from my seat at Saturday's Bomber game.
Probably even more when it is lit up. And to think this is what we see for sign heights in several places in the city in the next two years.
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