Observations, Reservations, Conversations

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

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Boxing Day - A Good Provincial Decision

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In 2004 the provincial NDP doggedly stuck to their Sunday shopping laws on Boxing Day and the result was a collapse of sales for that day ...
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The Throne Speech

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I took a while to absorb the whole speech as given by the NDP government of Greg Selinger . It is the last time we should be going through ...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Free Press Apologizes - Michael Ignatieff

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The Free Press has issued an apology for the Michael Ignatieff editorial in the last few minutes. They might have to correct their correc...

The Great Canadian Talk Show - National Post Story

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National Post picture. The national post has a story on the cancellation of The Great Canadian Talk Show . Of interest to note: Graham Tho...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Free Press Gets It Wrong - On Michael Ignatieff

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Quite simply the Winnipeg Free Press should apologize. Here is their editorial today : Egg on Ignatieff Does anyone know what Michael Ignat...
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Ikea Part 4

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I am a little confused about tonight's meeting on IKEA by the Assiniboia Community Committee tonight. A delegation from MMM will be m...

The All-Weather Northern Road

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From Norway House to east-side First Nations The boreal forest of the east side of Lake Winnipeg The First Nations communities on the east ...
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Monday, November 15, 2010

Centennial Park Condominiums

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It was inevitable that the Oak Point Subdivision CN Line that travelled through River Heights would be developed. Once the rail tracks wer...
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

New York Times Manitoba Immigration Article

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New York Times photo: The province has become an unlikely little outpost of multicultural living on the northern prairie. Winnipeg has four...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Polo Park 10

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Kim Chi restaurant The latest news in Polo Park is that the Kim Chi restaurant is open. It is the seventh location in Canada for this Kor...

The Angry and Fearful NDP

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Increasingly, we are seeing more aggressive and nasty NDP attacks both on the official and unofficial levels. The TV and print ad campaigns...
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Friday, November 12, 2010

Latest On The Great Canadian Talk Show

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I spoke to Dean of Students Graham Thomson this afternoon for an explanation about the cancellation of The Great Canadian Talk Show . In sh...

Exchange District Developments

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The site of a new grocery at 223 McDermot Avenue . The All City Modern Convenienc e store appears to be going up in a former clothing store....
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Brit Cafe Moves to Dylan O'Connors

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The Brit Cafe in the foreground. Dylan O'Connor's Irish Pub in the background The Brit Cafe is closing its location on Portage Av...
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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Co-Op Radio and Community Radio in Manitoba

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Winnipeg has three community radio stations. They are: CKXL-FM at 91.1 FM . It is a French Canadians station established in 1991. It is ow...
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November 11

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It is a small thing once a year to remember those that served their country. Both sides of my family served during World War II. Some came h...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Bring Co-Op Radio To Winnipeg

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I think it is time to bring co-op radio to Winnipeg. We already have one co-op radio station in Winnipeg at CJNU . There are a number of rad...
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University of Winnipeg Part 3

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What does the University of Winnipeg have that the University of Manitoba doesn't? The answer is a bar. Today the university announced...
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The Great Canadian Talk Show's Replacement

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Tristan Field-Jones , host of Musings on Politics The program Musings On Politics has been selected to replace The Great Canadian Talk Show...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Sterling Lyon Parkway - A Rough Patch of Road

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The Sterling Lyon Parkway , looking east from Shaftesbury just before it was twinned. By the way, all that woodland beside the road...is go...
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