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City seeks to have Manwin suit tossed

The City of Winnipeg says the claims made by the owner of the Manwin Hotel, in a lawsuit filed after the dilapidated Main Street property was destroyed by fire this year, are baseless.

Lawyers for the city have filed papers that seek to have the suit by Akim Kambamba thrown out.

The suit, filed in the Court of King’s Bench in the spring, seeks $15 million, plus court costs, over the Jan. 14 fire in the vacant hotel at 655 Main St., which has since been demolished.

The company accused the city of breaching its duty to it and wrongfully evicting the tenants, who had been ordered out owing to numerous safety concerns last year.

Berkshire Hathaway, Manitoba-style

Omaha, Neb., has its “Oracle,” but Manitoba has its market miracle.

The legendary Warren Buffett transformed Berkshire Hathaway Inc. from a textile company into a wildly successful conglomerate that acquires great companies and generally takes a hands-off approach, letting them do what they do best.

And it’s been a very profitable strategy.

Manitoba’s market miracle is Exchange Income Corp. (TSX: EIF). A publicly traded conglomerate on the Toronto Stock Exchange, it has a similar strategy.

Feasibility study planned for arena on former Kapyong Barracks site

A First Nations development group is hoping to pull in prospective sports teams with plans to build an arena in south Winnipeg.

The Treaty One Development Corp. is exploring the feasibility of a 6,000-person arena in Naawi-Oodena, the former Kapyong Barracks site, on the southeast side at Taylor Avenue and Kenaston Boulevard.

The hope is to give aspiring athletes a large space to practice, and possibly even bring a junior or professional sports team to Winnipeg, said chief development officer Cody Mercer, who listed the Western Hockey League or National Lacrosse League as examples.

“Not just working for Treaty One, but also in our membership of the seven communities, there’s a ton of athletes, and really we see that when they’re getting to that higher level of hockey or anything like that, they’re having to move away,” he said. “We thought this is an idea that we can try to bring (in) a team.”

It’s not the weather — it’s the climate

Ten days ago it was Europe’s turn, with a slow-moving ‘heat dome’ that gave almost everybody from the United Kingdom to Poland three consecutive days of record-breaking temperatures. In Germany it hit 41 Celsius. That’s 106 Fahrenheit, if you live in the one country that still clings to British Imperial measures. (Hint: it’s not Britain.)

Tavern United closes downtown location

For the crowd leaving a Winnipeg Jets or Sea Bears game, big name concert or just a night out downtown, Tavern United was often a familiar stop across from Canada Life Centre.

That longtime routine has now ended with the sports bar’s permanent closure. A notice posted on the door of the Tavern United chain location thanks its now former customers.

“We are grateful for your loyalty, support and memories shared over the years. We hope to welcome you nearby at Resto 12 or at any of our other Tavern United locations across Winnipeg,” the sign reads.

No reason for the closure was listed.