Saskatchewan-Manitoba

Winnipeggers aren’t just excited about shopping at IKEA, they’re also pumped to work there.

“Not only are people building in our current subdivisions, but we’re getting contractors inquiring about starting new subdivisions,” he said, adding that Gimli offers “the best of both worlds,” including most of the amentities urbanites need: Chrysle

“We need a lot of things in this town,” said Tracy Fiske, an agent with Century-21 La Ronge, which is one of two real estate offices in the area.

The second largest city in Saskatchewan will soon call for bids from private planners and consultants who can help the city map out a 240-acre development in the city’s northern downtown.

The office vacancy rate in Saskatoon is now considered the lowest in North America, falling to 1.91 per cent in the second quarter.

The nicest office space between Calgary and Toronto is preparing to welcome a new tenant for the first time in a couple of decades.

Selling advertising space atop an office tower could be a way to maximize a landlord's income. That is the thinking behind Creswin Properties' decision not to sell the naming rights to 201 Portage in downtown Winnipeg.

The only movie store in "Canada's best neighbourhood" lives to fight another day, but barely.

The Winnipeg Jets may not have made the playoffs this year, but the hockey team did finish first in the NHL in one category: sales of licensed merchandise.

The sale of four new hotels in Winnipeg last year - and construction starting on a dozen more - is evidence that the city is one of the top hotel markets in Canada, according to the 2012 Canadian Hotel Investment Report from Colliers International Ho