Some local businesses pull out from Winnipeg market after out-of-province vendors flout self …

“It didn’t, and shouldn’t, have had to go this way. Lennard Taylor, owner of Lennard Taylor Design Studio in Winnipeg’s Exchange District, had been part of Third and Bird in some years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Third and Bird declined to be interviewed by CBC News. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has […]

The real winners of Thursday’s CRTC decision? Canada’s telecom companies

Analyst reports say two of Canada’s publicly traded, mid-sized regional telecommunications groups will likely have more room to grow, given the CRTC’s new restrictions on BCE’s Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Inc. Most observers, including the CRTC, say the future for Shaw Communications and its Freedom Mobile subsidiary in Ontario, Alberta and B.C. By submitting a […]

Breaking into Windsor-Essex housing market means paying $100K+ over asking amid industry boom

“Lucky” in this market typically means paying tens of thousands over asking price, as Fontana had to. From the price of home sales to permits for new builds, everything in Windsor-Essex’s housing market is flying off the shelves — an increased demand that is making it harder for people to afford a home. In the last year, […]