#The Move: A growing family upsizes in Winnipeg—at a fraction of Ontario’s prices

#The Move: A growing family upsizes in Winnipeg—at a fraction of Ontario’s prices

For the Tynedals, affording their Oshawa mortgage meant multiple renos and taking on tenants. In Winnipeg, their brood has room to breathe. The Tynedals outside their home in Winnipeg (photography by Jessica Lee) The buyers: Evan Tynedal, a 34-year-old self-employed sales representative; Vanessa Tynedal, a 38-year-old account executive; and their kids: Chloe, who’s eight, Jace,…

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#Hot Spot: The Winnipeg Chronicles

#Hot Spot: The Winnipeg Chronicles

“Hot Spot: The Winnipeg Chronicles” Winnipeg is on the cusp between the old and the new. Some architecture still bears “ghost signs” for brands like Wilder’s Stomach Powder, and although these exteriors can give the impression of a tomb, their interiors reveal a city in a chrysalis stage. Historic buildings are turning into invaluable institutions:…

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#The Building: Winnipeg’s Cornish Library gets an inviting makeover

#The Building: Winnipeg’s Cornish Library gets an inviting makeover

“The Building: Winnipeg’s Cornish Library gets an inviting makeover” The library’s multi-million-dollar addition comes with a message: All are welcome  At 107 years old, Winnipeg’s Cornish Library has changed with the times—over and over again. Its basement, which once hosted rousing lectures by Canadian activist Nellie McClung, now shelves Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All…

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#How Winnipeg’s Forest Pavilion was built with climate change in mind

#How Winnipeg’s Forest Pavilion was built with climate change in mind

“How Winnipeg’s Forest Pavilion was built with climate change in mind” As flooding becomes more frequent across the Prairies, architects are designing newer structures with climate change in mind Crescent Drive Park in Winnipeg has always been a destination for trail-walking, skating and canoeing. But until recently, the park’s only standing structure was a 900-square-foot…

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