Winnipeg Internet Pundits

By the bloggers for the bloggers, Winnipeg Internet Pundits is a weekly look at the pressing (and not-so-pressing) ideas of the day in Winnipeg with a focus on urban planning, transportation, public policy and mocking bad political decisions.

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  July 18: On the bubble

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  TOPIC 1: Interview with Diana Owen — Are there lessons Canada should learn from the U.S., as our politicians are a few years behind in terms of social media?
  
  TOPIC 2:  Hungry, hungry developers biting off more than they can chew?

  • HI hostel closing
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/07/17/mb-hostel-downtown-sale-winnipeg.html
  • Shanghai finally shutting down http://riseandsprawl.tumblr.com/post/27413387798/the-end-of-chinatown
  • Developers hungry for heritage projects http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/brothers-building-on-the-edge-what-to-expect-when-pulling-into-the-station-162554676.html

  TOPIC 3: Is Winnipeg in a housing bubble?

  • http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1005285/canada-s-housing-market-at-a-tipping-point
  • http://www.economist.com/node/21557731
  • http://theviewfromseven.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/winnipegs-housing-market-out-of-balance-nice-and-tight-or-vulnerable-to-rate-shocks/#comment-1443
  • http://tiny.cc/2xdihw   

  TOPIC 4: The legacy of Bill Norrie

  • http://johndobbin.blogspot.ca/2012/07/legacy-of-bill-norrie.html

  TOPIC 5: Remediating old rail yards cheaper, easier than you think            http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/a-clean-slate-162554456.html   

              
  LIGHTNING ROUND
  Fixing Manitoba’s largest leaky roof http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fixing-manitobas-largest-leaky-roof-legislatures-skylight-restoration-underway-162554606.html
  Parlez-vous Thompson? http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/province-vows-new-location-for-school-162554446.html

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