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Bargain bounty
Grow your own crispy apples and juicy cherries
Can you almost taste the delicious flavour of homegrown fruit? Are you craving the experience of walking in your garden on a warm summer day and picking one of the crispiest prairie apples you will ever taste or harvesting . . .
Posted: 2024-03-09
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Reaching for the stars
20th-storey bathroom remodel no problem
With any project, the planning stages reveal a set of logistics that must be addressed. When a bathroom remodel is on the 20th floor of a condominium high-rise, these logistics become more complicated. During this recent three-piece bathroom renovation, . . .
Posted: 2024-03-09
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Get out and enjoy the Parade of Homes
Over the past week, hundreds of people have been out and visiting the spectacular show homes on display in the 2024 Spring Parade of Homes. Every Parade, the Manitoba Home Builders’ Association likes to provide some tried and true . . .
Posted: 2024-03-09
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Comfort meets class in Highland Pointe
Spacious two-storey shines in Spring Parade of Homes
Building a spacious two-storey home on a lot that’s sub-40-feet in width is a stern challenge. Yet, Discovery Homes resoundingly answered that challenge with the Fairview C, its stunning 2024 Spring Parade of Homes entry at 14 Thrush St. in . . .
Posted: 2024-03-09
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Rock solid in Royalwood
Beautiful bi-level stylish and practical
There are three things that families looking to make the transition from a starter home to a move-up home tend to jot down on their must-have list. The first item is location. In many instances, the kids are still 10 years . . .
Posted: 2024-03-09
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Spring Parade of Homes on now
The Manitoba Home Builders’ Association’s Spring Parade of Homes has arrived! The 2024 edition of the Spring Parade of Homes officially opens at 1:00 pm today and runs through until Sunday, March 24, showcasing 132 new show homes built . . .
Posted: 2024-03-02
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Don’t delay, start planning today
Deck building season is fast approaching
With the abundance of unseasonably mild days this winter, the bare roads and grassy yards have likely sparked some excitement to begin planning an impending backyard upgrade. Historically, deck builders begin scheduling in the first three months of the . . .
Posted: 2024-03-02
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The buzz on climate change and insects
Be aware of the impact on native and invasive species
The usually predictable nature of Manitoba’s long, cold winters with a deep snowpack has stood our agriculture province in good stead. Extreme winter temperatures make our climate inhospitable for certain types of insect pests. A changing climate, though, with . . .
Posted: 2024-03-02
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Big and bold in Bison Run
Luxurious two-storey large and loaded
It’s all too easy to get overly extravagant when designing a luxury home. With that in mind, Artista Homes’ design team settled on a theme of simple elegance when they conceived their 2024 Spring Parade of Homes show home at . . .
Posted: 2024-03-02
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Welcome home to East St. Paul
Bold, beautiful bungalow meticulously cared for
One of the things people want in a home is a location that provides a calm, restful atmosphere when they arrive. That said, while they desire an ambience that makes their home feel like it’s off the beaten track, they . . .
Posted: 2024-03-02