From March 2018 to March 2020, I wrote a column in the Winnipeg REALTORS' Real Estate News called "This Neighbourhood in History". It was a shorter-form replacement for the iconic Heritage Highlights column by Kip Park in the 1990s and Bruce Cherney until his retirement in January 2018. The heritage column was discontinued at the start of the COVID-19 lock down.
In it, I tried to tell the story of a neighbourhood or community through the history of two or three buildings. some communities were revisited multiple times.
The columns are preserved at the new WREN website though they do not contain the full imagery of the paper version.
In it, I tried to tell the story of a neighbourhood or community through the history of two or three buildings. some communities were revisited multiple times.
The columns are preserved at the new WREN website though they do not contain the full imagery of the paper version.
This Neighbourhood in History - 2020
Gaboury's brutalist St. Boniface Civic Plaza - March 20, 2020
Chief Peguis School celebrates 50 years - March 13, 2020
Chief Peguis School celebrates 50 years - March 13, 2020
Winnipeg's first female Realtor, Evelyn Bertie Gibson - March 6, 2020
Heritage Winnipeg Preservation Awards winners - February 28, 2020St. James Collegiate site tells 200 years of urban history - February 21, 2020
Civic Centre parkade among buildings set for demolition - February 7, 2020
St. Vital Centre turns 40 - January 24, 2020
This Neighbourhood in History - 2019
The restored Fortune Block - December 20, 2019
The historic meeting places of Osborne Village - December 6, 2019
Rossdale, Manitoba's deep Ukrainian roots - November 30, 2019
The resurrection of Navin, Manitoba - November 15, 2019Winnipeg's grand old hotels - November 1, 2019
The "Centre of Canada" roadside attraction - October 25, 2019
Unique fire paramedic halls to visit during open house - October 16, 2019Research the history of your home - October 11, 2019
The Robinson Spur Cemetery and Mustard Seed Chapel September 27, 2019 edition.
The stories Winnipeg's trees can tell - September 20, 2019
Dunnottar: One village, three communities - September 6, 2019
The history of Confusion Corner - August 30, 2019
Immaculate Conception Church at Cook's Creek - August 9, 2019
Greater Winnipeg's drive-in theatre heyday, 1949 - 2007 - August 2, 2019
The forgotten Lake Winnipeg resort of Sans Souci - July 19, 2019
Grant Park High, Charles Barbour Arena, Pan Am Pool - July 12, 2019A history of Warren, Manitoba - July 5, 2019
A history of Sperling, Manitoba - June 21, 2019
From Dominion Day to Canada Day - June 28, 2019
St. James' golden age of development in the 1960s - June 14, 2019
A history of Arbor Day in Winnipeg - May 31, 2019
A history of Arbor Day in Winnipeg - May 31, 2019
Sanford, Manitoba: Heart of the RM of Macdonald - May 3, 2019
Three of Lake Winnipeg's early beach hotels - April 12, 2019 .
A history of the Lord Roberts neighbourhood - April 5, 2019
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A history of Anola, Manitoba - March 29, 2019
The history of three churches in Selkirk, Manitoba (part 3) - March 19, 2019
.The history of three churches in Selkirk, Manitoba (part 3) - March 19, 2019
Interesting people from Winnipeg's past: For the February 15, 2019 edition, columnists were asked to write what they loved about Winnipeg. I chose to write about the interesting people from its past. The list continued in the March 1, 2019 edition.
The history of Birds Hill Park and the Agassiz Provincial Forest - February 1, 2019
The unique architecture of Kildonan Park (part 2)- January 29, 2019
This Neighbourhood in History - 2018.
This Neighbourhood in History - 2018.
A history of Winnipeg's downtown Christmas lights - December 21, 2018
A history of Kildonan Park (part 1) - December 7, 2018
A history of Kildonan Park (part 1) - December 7, 2018
A history of the South Osborne neighbourhood (part 2) - November 30, 2018
A history of Domain, Manitoba - November 23, 2018
The story behind three Manitoba war memorials - November 9, 2018
Three Winnipeg historic cemeteries (Elmwood, St. James, St. John's) - October 16, 2018
Three Winnipeg historic cemeteries (Elmwood, St. James, St. John's) - October 16, 2018
A history of Baldur, Manitoba - October 19, 2018
The four corners of Wellington Crescent and Academy Road - October 12, 2018
A history of Elma, Manitoba - October 5, 2018
The four corners of Wellington Crescent and Academy Road - October 12, 2018
A history of Elma, Manitoba - October 5, 2018
A history of Argyle, Manitoba - September 21, 2018
A history of the Glenelm neighbourhood - September 14, 2018
A history of the Glenelm neighbourhood - September 14, 2018
A history of Steinbach, Manitoba (part 2) - August 17, 2018
A history of Selkirk, Manitoba (part 2) - August 3, 2018
A history of Lake Winnipeg's 'Fresh Air Camps' - July 13, 2018
A history of St. Boniface - July 6, 2018
A history of Steinbach, Manitoba (part 1) - June 29, 2018
A history of Stonewall, Manitoba - June 15, 2018
A history of North Kildonan - June 8, 2018
The Petersfield Mallard, Chuck the Channel Cat, Gimli Viking - May 25, 2018
A history of Fort Rouge - May 8, 2018
A history of Selkirk, Manitoba (part 1) - April 27, 2018
A history of Osborne Village - March 29, 2018
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Thanks for the captivating journey through Manitoba's rich history.
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