Perfect mix: Futura Farms and local beverage industry

Brewers and winemakers are thirsty for taste of Manitoba-grown fruits

Which fruit varieties produce the best characteristics of richness and depth of flavour? What’s their backstory? Are they grown locally and organically, and harvested sustainably? “The story of the product is becoming more and more important, ” says Jesse Oberman, . . .

Posted: 2023-07-15

Timely snow removal is key to preventing eavestrough damage

Question: We built our bungalow in 2017 adjacent to a two-storey home and a walking path on the other side. Over the past seven years I’ve noticed that the wind circulates differently around our bungalow than the two-storey homes . . .

Posted: 2023-07-15

Ultra-modern masterpiece

Prairie Pointe show home a study in black-and-white elegance

When the design team at Broadview Homes set out to conceive their show home at 337 Ken Oblik Dr. in Prairie Pointe, they had one goal in mind: to come up with a distinctive design. Mission accomplished, says the sales . . .

Posted: 2023-07-15

Picturesque home in park-like paradise

North Kildonan home marries creativity with function in rooms with forest views

Drive through almost any area of the city and you’re bound to find an enchanted little pocket of homes that had been unknown to you prior to happening upon it. One such area is a quaint cluster of homes on . . .

Posted: 2023-07-15

Manitoba Securities Commission hearing pits realtor, foundation issues

The Manitoba Securities Commission is accusing a Winnipeg real estate agent of lying for not telling a condo buyer the property had foundation problems when asked. Rahim Omar Mirza will appear before a commission hearing Aug. 23, following a multi-year . . .

Posted: 2023-07-13

Winnipeg home sales near pre-pandemic numbers

June home sales in Winnipeg came in below the same month last year, and under the five-year average, but 2023 looks to be catching up to pre-COVID-19 pandemic years. There were 1, 614 Multiple Listing Service sales in June, 10 . . .

Posted: 2023-07-12

Porch encounters of the dual kind

Different designs co-exist in perfect harmony

Rarely does a jobsite include two simultaneous porch projects. Typically, the porch in worst condition is addressed one season, and the other the next. Late this spring however, a jobsite near St. Pierre-Jolys did indeed require two porch upgrades. . . .

Posted: 2023-07-08

Dress up your kitchen with a skirted sink or cabinet

Skirted sinks and cabinets seem to be popping up everywhere — a flouncy miniskirted sink in the pages of House & Garden; a luxuriantly gathered utility room skirt on the cover of Schumacher’s glossy Frederic; a gingham-draped island in . . .

Posted: 2023-07-08

Escape to Deer Ridge Estates

Beautiful bungalow loaded with thoughtful features

As much as some neighbourhoods outside city limits advertise their community as providing country living, that isn’t quite the case. In many instances, a highway runs nearby, and can either be seen or heard — or both. So, while you are . . .

Posted: 2023-07-08

Luxury condo ready to go in Tuxedo

Roomy and updated with a convenient location

If there’s one thing that buyers expect when they’re looking to purchase a luxury condo, it’s that it should be in move-in-ready condition. Yet, many such condos aren’t. Consequently, when would-be buyers pass on a suite that requires thousands of dollars . . .

Posted: 2023-07-08