Sunday, November 17, 2019

Gord Leclerc Laid Off from CTV News Winnipeg

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At one time CBC News in Winnipeg was number 1. CKY and later CKND and much later than that MTN were way behind in the ratings. Garth Dawle...
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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Paradise Restaurant Closed on Portage Avenue

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After 40 years some things just seem permanent. Even if you never went into the place, Paradise restaurant at the split between Broadway a...
Saturday, November 9, 2019

Wall Street Co-Op Store 1957

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From 1957 to 1983, Red River Co-Op ran grocery and pharmacy stores in Winnipeg. The 20,000 square foot store on Wall Street was the first ...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Protest to Bring Back Central Canada Comic Con C4

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The past weekend normally would be the host weekend for Central Canada Comic Con. It was the largest convention in Manitoba and probably h...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Manitoba Liquor Mart - The Old Days

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If you have to ask what wine goes with fish, you are too young to be in here, son. The Manitoba Liquor Control Commission didn't mes...
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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Bank of Montreal Portage and Main - The Future

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The Bank of Montreal main branch closes soon. It is unlikely to branch will be torn down immediately for a parking lot. However, it is als...

Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas Japan 1990 - Trump Promoter

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I arrived in Japan in August of 1989 and the Tokyo Dome was not even a year old. For my first week in the country, I was at all day orient...
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Monday, October 14, 2019

Oakland Raiders Versus Green Bay Packers August 11, 2019

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There will always be controversy about this game in Winnipeg where Oakland Raiders played Green Packers in Week 3 of the Exhibition Season...
Monday, September 30, 2019

Forever 21 to Close All Stores in Canada

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The first store opened in Winnipeg in 2011 at Polo Park. It was a massive 34,000 square feet and crowds lined up at 2 AM to go inside. It ...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

A Little Pizza Heaven Coming to Regent and Day

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A Little Pizza of Heaven was approved for Regent and Day at the Committee level for their new sign at the former location of Pizza Pizza a...

Bed Bath and Beyond in Grand Forks to Close Thanksgiving

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Grand Forks and Fargo have to be wondering when it ends. One retailer after another is closing in their cities at a pace that is breathtak...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Kenaston Goodlife to Close and Relocate in 2020

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Well, the news is officially out. Staff and members have been informed and now the public is being made aware. Kenaston Goodlife, the firs...
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Sunday, September 8, 2019

Grant Park Plaza - The Early Days 1967

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Grant Park started construction in 1962 and by 1964 it resembled more a big box strip mall than the enclosed mall today. By 1967 it looked...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

The Purge, The Mist, Lost in Space Reviews

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The Purge movies have always been just a little bit more than violence. The politics behind it seems vaguely what an out of control Americ...
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Sunday, September 1, 2019

Fargo North Dakota K-Mart to Close in December

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In 1962 Fargo was one of the first places to get a K-Mart. Prior to that the name was Kresge's, a name Winnipeggers were equally famil...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

University of Winnipeg - The Early Days

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The above picture is from 1926 and shows the present University of Winnipeg Collegiate and behind it Sparling Hall. In the time of the pho...