How to Find a Firm for Your Reserve Fund Study

In Manitoba, existing condominium corporations will be required to complete a Reserve Fund Study by Feb. 1, 2018.This specialized report provides a financial pathway for condo corporations to determine how to save funds for long-term expenditures such as a new . . .

Posted: 2016-09-29

Vessel sinks versatile and sturdy

QUESTION: Dear Ed: I am getting older and find myself holding onto things to keep my balance. With that said, we’re doing an aging-in-place remodel to our bathroom. I would like a vessel-type sink but want one made of very . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Turning back the clock

We're not just picking up junk -- what we do is called cultural anthropology

Many thanks to my new editor and old friend Willy Williamson for inviting me to sit down and write a column again. In case you’ve wondered where I’ve been, I’m semi-retired and loving it. This new gig writing once a . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Neighbours' smoking really stinks

QUESTION: I would like to ask advice, if I may, with regards to a previous article Ways to keep the neighbour’s smoke out. I have moved into a rental flat on the third floor and the neighbours underneath have chain-smoked there . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Keeping your evergreens green

The shrubs require a dedicated effort but are well worth it

From time to time I get inquiries about the browning of evergreen ground junipers. Typically these evergreen plants are planted in low lying ground beds in groupings of 5 to 25, or even larger.Initially, the clusters of low-lying evergreen shrub . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Giving your garden some structure

Outdoor spaces are the perfect places to build your own Garden of Eden

THERE aremany things to think about when designing a garden— where toplant, where touse hardscapingmaterials, whether to include space for a vegetable garden and so forth.What to plant is one of the biggest questions, but so, too, is how to . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Number crunching at the Fall Parade of homes

The comfortable weather of the past two weeks has been bringing interested visitors by the thousands to the Fall Parade of Homes. Sales agents are reporting that individuals were lined up outside the door in anticipation of visiting their home.The . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Number crunching at the Fall Parade of homes

The comfortable weather of the past two weeks has been bringing interested visitors by the thousands to the Fall Parade of Homes. Sales agents are reporting that individuals were lined up outside the door in anticipation of visiting their home. The . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Fashion meets function

Huntington Homes' entry in the Fall Parade of Homes has received rave reviews for its sense of comfort

It’s a sensation that doesn’t often happen when you enter a home. That sensation? Feeling as if the home is as comfortable as a pair of well-worn shoes that fit perfectly because they fit every subtle contour of your feet.Huntington . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24

Murano Gardens project prepares for Phase 2

'Fantastic' response has developer pleasantly surprised

To date, Murano Gardens of Linden Woods has sold 80 per cent of the suites in its Phase 1. With demand for suites high, construction for Phase 2 of the project is slated for this coming spring.Anupam Kothari, president of . . .

Posted: 2016-09-24