Observations, Reservations, Conversations

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

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Winter Fire Season

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Imagine an encampment going up on the riverbank by the Human Rights Museum. It is a possible that one is already there. Or more. Do you thin...
Thursday, October 24, 2024

Mayor Gillingham Seeks New Funding Formula

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 Gillingham won't be the first mayor to ask for a new funding formula and won't be the last. Mayors have been asking for a share of ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Relocating the CPKC Railways...Discussed Again

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Picture from 1942 of the CP yards. Gives an idea of the barrier between the North End and the rest of Winnipeg.  Railyards have been moved a...
Monday, October 21, 2024

Apartment and New Keg Restaurant Back on For Downtown

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In 2023, a 14 storey apartment town and new Keg restaurant halted construction as economic supply chain issues and inflation raised its $40 ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey

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The first game of Monday Night Hockey aired October 14. 2024 with Montreal Canadiens versus Pittsburgh Penguins on Amazon Prime. The site is...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Top 10 Most Wanted in Manitoba

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There have top 10 wanted lists for crime almost as long as Manitoba has been around. The Winnipeg Police Service and RCMP have finally put a...
Saturday, October 12, 2024

Winnipeg Jets and Road Trip Flights

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Winnipeg Jets and the Canada Life Centre is a big operation. Management consists of no less than 17 vice-presidents. In addition to managing...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

New City of Winnipeg Housing Money Approved for

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  Even with many apartments being built in the last few years we have had several places closed for various reasons such as fires, engineeri...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Series Finale of SEAL Team

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Seal Team started in 2017 when network television was still a big deal and had huge promotional parties celebrating the dozen or so series t...
Sunday, October 6, 2024

One Year Anniversary of October 7 Attack

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It is hard to believe it has been a year since the terrorist attack on October 7 on Israeli communities just outside Gaza. The raids and kid...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Portage Place Upgrade Gets the Go Ahead

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Portage Place was originally built for $80 million in 1987 which is about $160 million in today's terms. It wasn't the only project ...
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Winnipeg Sun Switches to Broadsheet

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This is going on third week or so of the Winnipeg Sun's switch from the tabloid format it has had since its 1980 beginning. The paper in...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Pierre Poilievre Next Prime Minister of Canada?

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Double digits poll support over the Liberals, it would seem the Conservatives are in a position to take a historic victory with a majority n...
Monday, September 23, 2024

Rogers Buys Bell Canada Enterprises Shares in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment

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Rogers has become the foremost teams and facility owner in Canada with the purchase of Bell's shares in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainm...
Friday, September 20, 2024

Party City Expands in Winnipeg and Canada

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In 2019 Party City was bought by Canadian Tire and operates separately from Party City in the U.S. which started in New Jersey in 1986. The ...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

More Housing for Seasons in Tuxedo Site

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The Seasons of Tuxedo and Seasons in Tuxedo area has been non-stop construction for more than a decade. IKEA has been up since 2011 years an...
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