Observations, Reservations, Conversations

Casual commentary about political, cultural and economic issues with a particular interest on the city of Winnipeg by John Dobbin

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Investment Canada Conference This Week

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Call it speed dating for investment. The two day summit brings investment banks, pension and sovereign funds to look at prospectus lists of ...

Ralph Cantafio Gets a $8.5 million Soccer Upgrade

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It is difficult to say why the Valour FC went out of business. A mediocre record over the years, an ownership base that meant well but was n...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

The 9/11 Terrorist Attack and Canada 25 Years

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It is hard to believe it is 25 years this year. The drone memorial with one drone representing each person who was murdered that day. For Ca...
Monday, September 7, 2026

Prepare for Crazy America

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The tariffs retaliation go up at midnight Monday. Already this weekend Trump and his cabinet have been aggressively campaigning against Cana...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

Progress Report on Metis Renovation of Bank of Montreal Building

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The design of new Metis headquarters in the Bank Of Montreal building at Portage and Main had become clearer. It will be very well lit and f...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Clay Young to Report From Winnipeg Sun

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Clay Young has been reporting and working as an anchor since the 1990s. MTN's (now CityTV) saw the beginning of Young's work. The st...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

DUER Opens in Polo Park

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Over the past weekend DUER opened a fashion store at CF Polo Park. The men and women's active clothing line has already seen demand acco...

Kevin Klein Makes Second Run For Mayor

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In the last civic election for an open seat for mayor, the race attracted a number of politicians with experience to the job, including pres...
Monday, August 31, 2026

Hellebuyck Asks for Trade from Winnipeg Jets

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Certainly there will be no statue built for Connor Hellebyuck built after he leaves Winnipeg. Even with a gold medal, three Vezina (finalist...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Google Needs to Replaced in Canada

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Donald Trump changes the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America and every government map using Google in Canada lists it as Lake America. Let...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Return of the Revolving Restaurant

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Prairie 360 was the last tenant of the three story revolving restaurant at the top of the Fort Garry Place apartments behind the Fort Garry ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Don't Boo the Kids from UND at the Bomber Game

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About five months ago, the Blue Bombers invited the University of North Dakota's Marching Band, the Pride of the North to perform at Pri...

West End Continues to Suffer Drugs and Crime

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The police surge in the center of the city seems to have the unintended consequences which is driving the problem into the West End. Busines...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Fuck Trump on Trade

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On Friday August 20, 2026, Mark Carney called the negotiation team home shortly before the deadline for 50% tariffs saying that last minute ...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Rudy's Downtown Closes

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The Manitoba Hydro building has faced security issues over the past year. People have not been secure in the building and outside the buildi...
Friday, August 21, 2026

AC/DC's Pop Up Winnipeg

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AC/DC has been a fan favourite in Winnipeg for decades and on September 20, they will perform at Princess Auto Stadium. The longstanding tra...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Recovery of St. James

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There have been gaps in the commercial and residential retail and businesses on West Portage Avenue the last 10 years. Sometimes it is a nat...

CBC Sports on Saturday Night

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CBC and Sportsnet ending Hockey Night in Canada on Saturdays opened the network up to 6 hours a weekend and sometimes up to 9 hours of time ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Costco Breaks Ground on West. St. Paul Store

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Costco waited years to invest in Winnipeg and surrounding area. Even as it prospered for the stores, it just seemed the announcement of a ne...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Passing of Lloyd Robertson, Longtime Anchor

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At once point in Canadian history, all three networks in Canada had news anchors who started in Winnipeg. And so it was with the longest ser...
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