Before you start incurring renovation expenses, be sure you know why you are renovating. Is it for your own long-term enjoyment or are you planning to sell? Your priorities will be different depending on your reasons. You may want to check out this interesting, interactive tool I have come across. It is kind of fun and quite informative.
The Appraisal Institute of Canada's RENOVA website has developed ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on May 7, 2012
April is a great time to come visit the beautiful town of Pinawa! Saturday, April 14th is the perfect day to come and view Pinawa listings. Open Houses are Noon to 4:00 and will be well marked.
This safe, modern community offers a quality lifestyle that is hard to beat. Come and "Discover the Secret" of Pinawa. Be prepared to fall in love!
Posted by Patty Drew
on March 28, 2012
I came across this informative article written by Sloan Cathcart, Senior Park Interpreter in the Whiteshell Provincial Park. http://login.greatbignews.com/UserFiles/103/GooseGossipDecember2011.htm?MsgID=0405080C54
With 5 million visitors to Manitoba’s Provincial Parks annually, the “Leave No Trace” principles she speaks of are critical for the protection our resources, ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on January 21, 2012
Another Great Season Starts on September 30!
Hotel California, a group whose music salutes the 70’s super-group The Eagles, is the headliner ushering in the Eastern Manitoba Concert Association’s 2011 Concert Season on Friday, Sept. 30th.
Hotel California faithfully and accurately reproduces the sound of The Eagles whose music transcends the boundaries of Classic Rock, ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on September 4, 2011
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, Noon to 4:00 It's your chance to view TEN homes in one afternoon. Spend an afternoon in beautiful Pinawa, and you won't want to leave. Download map from www.century21suncountry.com
We have it all!!
Bungalows
Two-Storeys
Storey & A Half
Permanent or Vacation Home
Just the Right Home for Raising a Family
Just the Right Home for Your Retirement
Wide Price Range
Something ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on June 19, 2011
Spring is in the air, the snow is taking its time to melt, and we welcome the sound of Canada Geese moving our way, hunkered down on the sheets of ice near the open water. There is something about a pair of geese honking and talking to each other as they choose their landing spot that makes you realize there is a lot more mating and nesting rituals going on behind the scenes as our feathered ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on May 4, 2011
DELISSIO DELIVERS BIG IN PINAWA!! $50,000 for Arena!!
The little town that could, has done it again! Last summer, based on the premise of “what have we got to lose?”, the Pinawa Arena Board, entered a Kraft/TSN online voting contest. The competition saw them pitted against the town of Steinbach, MB, which has a much larger population. However, with tremendous support ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on March 29, 2011
Another fun winter activity everyone in the area can participate in!! The 14th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count led by Audubon, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with Bird Studies Canada as their Canadian Partner, takes place February 18th – 21st, 2011.
Check the schoolyard, the playgrounds, the ski trails and snowmobile trails, or simply count the birds you see at your own birdfeeders. ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on February 22, 2011
Congratulations!! Pinawa curler, Leslie Wilson, curling with the Cathy Overton-Clapham rink, made provincial curling history winning the Manitoba Scottties www.manitobascotties2011.ca again this year. She went to the National Championships representing Manitoba last year as well. She left Team Manitoba after the nationals and was scooped up by Overton-Clapham who was building her ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on February 6, 2011
......Is My Left Antler
One of the boys lost an antler this week. One of the neighbours saw him hitting it against the house. With the rutting season being over, he doesn't not need to be proving his prowess to anyone so I guess he decided it was time to get that weight off his head. He must certainly feel lop-sided now though.
With Christmas fast approaching, I stop ...
Posted by Patty Drew
on December 17, 2010