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Post by jval07 on Sept 3, 2011 17:08:26 GMT -6
Hey, as I said before, I've lived here all my life except for college years. I love a ton about Winnipeg but have always hated the roadways and lack of main arteries. I will always argue the poor planning on that part. How can Fargo, North Dakota have a thouroughfare WITHOUT lights and we can't.
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Post by Ric O. on Sept 3, 2011 17:10:01 GMT -6
[/li][li]Largest urban forest of American elm trees (est. 200,000); largest urban forest of elms for that matter, as Winnipeg has about double of Amsterdam ("Elm City of Europe"). .[/quote] I agree with everything you said, but unless something major can and is done to reverse the trend, we will likely within 10 years only have 10% of our elms left - if that. DED is running rampant now and the spread is accelerating....
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Post by Prairie Orca on Sept 4, 2011 3:03:04 GMT -6
Largest urban forest of American elm trees (est. 200,000); largest urban forest of elms for that matter, as Winnipeg has about double of Amsterdam ("Elm City of Europe"). . I agree with everything you said, but unless something major can and is done to reverse the trend, we will likely within 10 years only have 10% of our elms left - if that. DED is running rampant now and the spread is accelerating.... Indeed. We need to become more aware of the symptoms, and contact the appropriate parties to get more funds going to remove the diseased trees faster so the spread is slowed down. A major part of the problem is that the diseased trees are not being removed quick enough. I live just outside the city and I'm educating myself about all sorts of tree diseases. I have a few elms in my yard that look to be at least 100 years old, and I want them to die of old age (which is at least 250 years). For a basic idea of DED symptoms, here's an excerpt from Wikipedia: "The first symptom of infection is usually an upper branch of the tree with leaves starting to wither and yellow in summer, months before the normal autumnal leaf shedding. This progressively spreads to the rest of the tree, with further dieback of branches. Eventually, the roots die, starved of nutrients from the leaves."
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Post by IantheD on Sept 4, 2011 17:09:00 GMT -6
The weather has turned cold quick. I've gone out these past two days in a row and there's been a cold breeze. Well summer, you were fun while you lasted. Guess this is God's reminder that school starts Wendsday.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2011 12:41:20 GMT -6
9$ for a 6-pack over there?? It's 13$ for 6 here in New Brunswick.... 9 bucks for the "bunk". closer to 13 for the "quality stuff"....Bunk is OK once in a while, especially working in the hot sun all day in the summer, when you get SUPER thirsty for beer! mmmmm Hot sunny days, we sure had a lot of those this past summer!
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Post by wolfmannick on Jun 15, 2012 1:39:16 GMT -6
Can't wait for my next visit to Winnipeg, hopefully next summer so I can catch the Folk Festival again. I'll prolly try to squeeze a Bombers game too in the meantime July 18th Bombers @ Argonauts, Go Bombers Go!
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Post by trigger204 on Jun 15, 2012 7:21:04 GMT -6
Don't ask Rob Lowe...
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Post by TheDeuce on Jun 15, 2012 7:39:28 GMT -6
Don't ask Rob Lowe... Yep, he looked pretty smart there, didn't he? Damn Winnipeg Municipal Elections.... m.
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Post by Sam on Jun 16, 2012 13:56:09 GMT -6
so this DED thing is like AIDS? or is there a cure
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Jun 16, 2012 14:47:38 GMT -6
There is a pilot project to open government liqour stores in some grocery stores so you'd be able to buy anything there.
Having lived through the 90's in Winnipeg, it is so different. Im 36 and my friends and I often talk about how bleak and dressing it was to be early 20's and see Winnipeg in such decline.
We've really come back. The Jets are a catalyst for a lot of it but an atmosphere that invites businesses has helped (despite our socialist provincial government). Also, when the recession hit, Manitoba was well protected. We dont rise and fall with the economy so much so we did well.
We're a big small city. Ie. we have everything big cities have but also some small city ideals.
Winnipeg was once several smaller towns that amalgamated into one. As a result, our road systems are bad (and continue to be as our city believes every traffic issue can be solved by stopping traffic, slowing it down, adding lights etc).
We have a lot of new housing starts, rising property value and much new construction.
We've been lucky to have some very devoted local business leaders like the Chipmans, Richardsons, Aspers etc.
The Chipmans especially have contibuted to the revival of the downtown area around the MTS Centre.
Due to our proximity to beaches and lakes, many Winnipeggers are "country folks" who love the out doors, love the beach, love the lake and everything they have to offer.
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Post by busterk on Jun 26, 2012 22:02:31 GMT -6
My view on Winnipeg and SoCal as an outsider is winnipeg is a city that has no freeways and has a decent grid to it as you move out of downtown. Not big western city grid like Phx or other cities In the west. In SoCal , you see the sun 12 months a year, I find Winnipeg in the winter is cloudy and windy and to most US citizens, cold as hell. I do think W'peg has always had a strong art scene as by some musicians who have come out of there. But they usually leave. Last comment is where many areas are controlled by chain stores and restaurants, not so much in Winnipeg, but probably changing with growth. And like SoCal, a growing immigrant base like much of Canada. Again, I am a outsider to both areas but have had fun in both locations.
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Post by floatyghosthat on Jun 29, 2012 7:54:47 GMT -6
You guys are making me homesick I'm stuck out here in the mountains. Don't get me wrong, they're beautiful and all, but there's just something about the sheer, simple beauty of a horizon that stretches on forever. Every once in a while I'll take a drive out to Alberta just to see the prairies and watch a real sunset. It seems to cleanse the soul of this prairie boy.
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Post by grumpy on Jun 29, 2012 10:21:08 GMT -6
...I find Winnipeg in the winter is cloudy and windy and to most US citizens, cold as hell. Close, but not quite. Winnipeg is neck-and-neck with Calgary for the sunniest city in Canada. Cold? Yeah, for a few weeks in Winter between November & February. But in the spring, summer and fall Winnipeg is a great place to live.
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Post by Lions67 on Jun 29, 2012 18:08:38 GMT -6
we get WAY more Sun than Calgary does. Regina is the only city i can think of that gets more than us in the winter. and lately, ( past ten years EASY) our winters have been very mild compared to what we would normally see. crime has risen though and that sucks. WE need to figure out how to stop it from trending upwards though as opposed to complaining about it.
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Post by Ric O. on Jun 29, 2012 18:56:09 GMT -6
we get WAY more Sun than Calgary does. I would have thought so too, but according to Environment Canada, Calgary is the sunniest city in Canada. Percentage of daylight hours that are sunny City, Province % sunshine Calgary, Alberta 53 Winnipeg, Manitoba 51 Regina, Saskatchewan 50 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 50 Edmonton, Alberta 49 Victoria, British Columbia 46 Hamilton, Ontario 45 Ottawa, Ontario 45 Montréal, Quebec 44 Toronto, Ontario 44
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