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Rent Control

• Rents exceed guidelines
  Soaring costs pushing up apartment rental rates
• Apartments growing scarce
  Vacancies could hit second-lowest level ever in '08
• Province Announces Rent Guideline for 2008
  Manitoba News Release 
  September 5, 2007
• Boom expected to bring relief for Winnipeg renters
  Winnipeg Free Press
  December 15, 2006
• You get what you pay for
  Rent controls impede growth downtown
  Winnipeg Free Press
  October 7, 2006
• Rent Guideline Set For 2007
  Manitoba News Release 
  September 13, 2006
• Council wants to boost bylaw fines
  Winnipeg Free Press
  January 6, 2006
• Rent allowed to rise on upgraded units
  Winnipeg Free Press
  November 17, 2005
• Rent control guideline set for 2006
  Residential Tenancies Branch
• Rent control regime stifles Manitoba market
  Winnipeg Free Press
  September 25, 2005
• New apartment complex for city
  Winnipeg Free Press
  June 6, 2005
• 2,000 new suites for city
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Apr 29, 2005
• Rent control in Manitoba here to stay, minister says
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Apr 12, 2005
• Rent control regime hits bottom
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 9, 2005
• Time to Move Beyond Rent Control
  Winnipeg Free Press
• Rent control should be sent off into the sunset
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 29, 2004
• Rent increase guideline set for 2005
  Residential Tenancies Branch
• Editorial - Review rent law in open
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 7, 2004
• Overhaul of rent control under study by province
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 3, 2004
• Rent rage hits apartment block
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 4, 2004
• City rents up sharply
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Dec 4, 2003
• Vacancy rate down, but search for apartment not much easier
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Dec 3, 2003
• Rent-limit rules may relax to spur new construction
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 3, 2003
• No homes for renters
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Aug 26, 2003
• Ditch rent controls, improve the city
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Aug 11, 2003
• Editorial - Housing crisis
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Apr 14, 2003
• Rental vacancies continue to fall
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Nov 27, 2002
• Rent remarks illustrate economic ignorance
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 27, 2002
• Rent controls kill apartment construction
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 12, 2002
• Rent increases set at 1% for 2003
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 4, 2002
• Evict rent controls
  Winnipeg Sun
  April 20, 2002
• Landlords claim rent increases lag behind fuel costs
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Oct 15, 2001
• Thousands of renters to pay more - Landlords say increases needed to cover last winter's heating costs
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 20, 2001
• Rent controls raise costs for homeowners
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Sep 10, 2001
• Province OKs two per cent rent increase
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Aug 31, 2001
• Rent-control shift hasn't prompted construction 
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Aug 20, 2001
• Take these rental houses -- please!
  Winnipeg Free Press
  July 2, 2001
• Rent rules hurt city
  Winnipeg Free Press
  July 2, 2001
• Landlords swamp rental agency
  Winnipeg Free Press
  June 27, 2001
• Higher rents sought, fuel prices blamed
  Winnipeg Free Press
  June 20, 2001
• Editorial - Deferred explosion
  Winnipeg Free Press
  May 10, 2001
• Apartment supply likely to stay tight
  Winnipeg Free Press
  May 10, 2001
• Santos urges gov't to lift rent controls
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Jan. 11, 2001
• Decontrol Rents
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Jan. 16, 2001
• Mayer Attacks Rent Controls
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 12, 2001
• Core festers while rent controls endure
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 12, 2001
• Victims of Rent Control
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 13, 2001
• Politicians "gutless" on rent control
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 13, 2001
• Landlord group spokesman accuses governments of wimping out when it comes to thorny issue
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 13, 2001
• Board agrees with mayor - rent controls have to go
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  Feb 16, 2001
• Prisoners of rent control
  National Post
  Mar 2, 2001
• Housing investment up 3.9%
  National Post
  Mar 3, 2001
• Rent control removal not answer
  Winnipeg Free Press
  March 13, 2001
• Rental housing as hard to find as hen’s teeth
  Winnipeg Free Press
• Home suite home is hard to find
  Winnipeg Free Press
  February 23, 2000
• Lift curbs on rents
  Winnipeg Free Press
• Rent control issue revived
  Winnipeg Free Press
• Give and take on rent controls sought
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
• House values
  Winnipeg Free Press
• Rent control stop development
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
• Mayor says change rent controls
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
• Stifled market
  Winnipeg Free Press
• They don't build 'em like they used to
• City vacancy rate tumbles thanks to new residents, jobs
  Winnipeg Free Press

Waste Management

• Property managers call waiver rubbish
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Oct 14, 2001
• Garbage plan rubbish
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 10, 2001
• Council recycles garbage issue
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 14, 2001
• Diluted plan warns residents to recycle now ....or pay later
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 14, 2001
• Who will track, collect bag fees

General Issues

• Look at Bigger Picture - Letters to the Editor
  Winnipeg Free Press
  My 28, 2005
• Claws out over 'no pets allowed' clause on lease
  Winnipeg Free Press
  My 28, 2005
• Further wait for low-income renters
  CFAA News Release
  Feb. 24, 2005
• Fort Garry Place a downtown pioneer
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Aug 23, 2004
• Security program targets apartment block safety
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Jan 28, 2004
• A chilly home to thieves, drugs, sex trade: ministry
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Jan 11, 2004
• Landlords aren't getting rich
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Nov 27, 2002
• Why aren't we raising our voices in protest?
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Nov 19, 2002
• Landlord blames eviction on flawed system
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Nov 19, 2002
• Furby, Langside housing rehabilitation
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  May 31, 2002
• Housing programs receive funds: in-need neighbourhoods targeted
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  Mar 1, 2002
• Money for six neighbourhoods "help residents achieve goals"
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  Feb 8, 2002
• Inner-city good news story
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  Dec 21, 2001
• Assessment task force created: Make system fairer, says mayor
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  Dec 14, 2001
• Housing incentives announced
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  October 20, 2001
• Landlord finds trashy tenants shielded
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Mar 4, 2001
• Reassessment process reformed: now based on market value
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
  Mar 2, 2001
• Unsafe blocks are on block
  Winnipeg Sun
  Mar 9, 2001
• Winnipeg comes out
  National Post
  Sep 1, 2000
• City's Image has improved
• WREB supports Princess RRCC site
  Winnipeg Real Estate News
• Labour tax to hit seniors, builders, critics charge

Utilities

• Make tenants pay own water bills: landlords
  Winnipeg Free Press
  March 6, 2002
• Welfare recipients don't pay for heat, but they get cheques
  Winnipeg Free Press
  Feb 7, 2001