Observations, Reservations, Conversations

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

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

July Weekend of Crime and More

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It was a pretty awful weekend by any metric. A man in a wheelchair stabbed randomly in the afternoon in a courtyard on Powers Street Friday....
Saturday, July 25, 2026

Fuck Trump on Trade

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The constant bullying and gaslighting of Canada by the U.S. on trade is relentless. Their trade negotiators tell Canada that they have to se...
Thursday, July 23, 2026

King Charles Arrives at Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the Tardis

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Sunday, July 19, 2026

Osborne Village Suffering

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There are many good things happening in Osborne. New buildings, new restaurants and new housing. However, the drug toxicity has been profoun...
Friday, July 17, 2026

The Winnipeg Sun Goes Sun-Tribune on Sundays 2026

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The Klein ownership of Winnipeg Sun begins its second year. Along with the Sun, the group took over Portage la Prairie and Kenora's pape...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

The End of the Community Review Newspapers. The Lance, The Herald, The Times, The Metro, Headliner 2026

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  The community newspapers are older than most people think. In Winnipeg, the first of them came in 1917 and would eventually become 6 commu...
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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Tree Wars

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The first thing civic government's like to cut is the budget on tree planting, pruning or anything to do with trees. They are not the on...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

Manitoba Metis Federation Buy Former National Research Labs Downtown

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The Manitoba Metis Federation via multiple settlements has purchasing various downtown buildings and businesses to serve the Metis and the M...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

Little House on the Prairie Filmed in Manitoba

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The original Little House of the Prairie ran for 9 years on NBC and became legendary as family entertainment starting in 1974. Based on the ...

Television Miniseries Over the Years Part 1

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Each decade has been marked by different strengths and weaknesses in content from the beginning of televisions' early beginnings till no...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Sun Publisher Meets U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra

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Heather Klein, Pete Hoekstra and Kevin Klein attend 4th of July party at Ambassador's residence 2026. In an opinion piece Kevin Klein sa...

Forever 21 and Bluenotes Closing at Polo Park, Thrifty's Opening

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Summer is when many malls start making changes so that everything is in place for the fall/winter season when school starts and Christmas sh...
Saturday, July 4, 2026

Downtown Tavern United Closes 2026

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The sudden closure of Tavern United ahead of the weekend caught a few people by surprise. To others, it might be that the lease has expired ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

New Restaurant Tahini's Opens in St. James

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Crestview Place over the last few years had a façade upgrade. Many places along West Portage Avenue have seen some sprucing up. Gaps that ha...

Portage and Main Open One Year 2026

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Hard to believe it has been one year that Portage and Main has been open but here we are. I think we can agree that it hasn't backed up ...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Red River Co-Op to Move Into Portage Place

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The signage has gone up and the parties have confirmed it. Portage Place will have a ground floor grocery and a pharmacy. That store will be...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Six British Prime Ministers in Seven Years

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It seems difficult to think of Britain as a stable place when yet another prime minister resigns two years into their government. Sir Keir S...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

Arby's and Pur & Simple Come to Kildonan's Peguis Promenade in 2027

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Arby's said they would be expanding again in Winnipeg. The one Arby's now is at Seasons of Tuxedo. The new Arby's will be adjace...
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