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Todd Lewys photos / Free Press Situated on a 100-foot wide by 120-foot deep lot, the 3,381 sq. ft. two-storey home offers a tasteful blend of yesteryear character and modern functionality.

Charming century home

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CDT

While the term “rare” is probably used much too liberally by realtors, sometimes it does describe a home accurately.

In this case, the term describes 100 Waterloo St. in not one, but two ways, says Val Miller of Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate.

“First, the home features a lot size that’s quite rare for River Heights,” she says of the majestic house, which was built in 1926. “It’s larger than normal at 100 feet wide by 120 feet deep. But then, it had to be wider than normal to accommodate the home, which is 3,381 sq. ft.”

The property, like the home, is magnificent.

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Renovation & Design

Colleen Zacharias photo If your garden looks like a jungle, some serious editing may be needed.

Your fall gardening checklist

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Your fall gardening checklist

Colleen Zacharias 7 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CDT

September is as pivotal a time for the garden and landscape as early spring.

Admittedly, it feels different. Spring is all about anticipation and the excitement of sweeping away winter and transforming the garden. But autumn presents opportunities as well.

The weather this year has been a mixed bag that has meant misery for some and joy for others. Closing the garden for the season may mean a greater cleanup burden if recent storms caused fallen trees, broken branches or damage to your property.

But with predictions for a milder-than-normal winter by Environment and Climate Change Canada and other meteorologists, it’s important to prepare the garden. Milder temperatures in winter can mean less snow cover, and less snow cover can lead to drier conditions next spring. In addition, milder conditions do not exclude the possibility of extreme cold snaps that, without the benefit of a deep snowpack, can be a killer for plants.

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New Homes

Supplied The 1,675 sq. ft. bungalow at 12 Bryce Blvd. delivers space, style and utility in one beautiful, energy efficient package.

Level up to a brand new bungalow

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Level up to a brand new bungalow

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Yesterday at 2:00 AM CDT

As popular as two-storey homes are, there’s nothing like a bungalow if you’re looking for long-term livability.

The reason is simple: everything is on one level.

Not only that, but you get a lower level that essentially doubles the size of the home once it’s fully developed.

Put that bungalow on an oversized country lot and the home gets that much better, says Lisa Castro, the new home sales consultant for Sterling Homes.

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Bethany Booy photos Skeins of yarn dyed from indigo, onion skin, coreopsis, dock, sumac and other natural materials hang to dry.

Learn to make natural plant dyes and more at the Manitoba Fibre Festival

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Learn to make natural plant dyes and more at the Manitoba Fibre Festival

Colleen Zacharias 7 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

“I like to grow plants with purpose,” Bethany Booy said as we sat in her backyard in St. Vital on a warm day in August.

Booy is a fibre artist who gardens and forages locally grown plants for projects that she makes such as clothing items and baskets. She made a vest, for example, out of yarn she dyed using the indigo plant (Persicaria tinctoria) which she grows in her garden. She has also made her own natural dyes for yarn using onion skin, coreopsis (tick seed), and dock, a common perennial weed, as well as sumac and the bark and leaves from apple trees.

She grows a range of flowers such as Hopi Red Dye Amaranth, Rudbeckia black-eyed Susan, black hollyhock (Alcea rosea Nigra), Scabiosa Black Knight, marigolds and Cosmos sulphureus (sulphur cosmos) which she harvests and dries, and then uses for natural dyeing.

Booy also grows a dainty flower called Dyer’s chamomile. “It’s not used for making tea. It dyes a beautiful bright yellow,” she says.

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Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

New Homes

TODD LEWYS PHOTOS / FREE PRESS The Amber, a delightful two-storey, 1,355 sq. ft. plan by Hilton Homes, gets an A+ for its efficient, stylish design.

Highland Pointe two-storey boasts style and space galore

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Highland Pointe two-storey boasts style and space galore

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

These days, young, growing families looking to move from a cramped apartment to a more livable single-family home face a daunting dilemma.

Simply put: should they buy a resale home or a new home?

That decision isn’t as clear-cut as it used to be.

As recently as even a few years ago, the pendulum almost always swung in favour of a resale home, as with a little effort, you could find one in the $300,000 to $350,000 range — maybe a little under if it was in a less-sought-after neighbourhood.

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Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

Resale Homes

TODD LEWYS PHOTOS / FREE PRESS The 4,418 sq. ft. offers an exceptional location, refined luxury and fabulous functionality.

Incredibly two-storey in Tuxedo is in a class of its own

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Incredibly two-storey in Tuxedo is in a class of its own

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

Back in 2022, an aging home on a huge, mature lot in Tuxedo was demolished to make way for a new ultra luxury home.

The lot, at a little less than half an acre in size, provided plenty of leeway for the design of the house.

And because the house was to be the forever home for the family that was to occupy it, much thought went into its design.

“It actually took a bit more than three years to design and build the home,” says Brett Castelane of Century 21 Bachman & Associates, who’s co-marketing the home with his father, Cole. “The owners didn’t want to build a showy home. They wanted to build one that fit in with the surroundings, was well-built and beautiful inside, yet net not overpowering.”

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Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

Renovation & Design

Marc LaBossiere photos / Free Press The old window met egress width requirements, but needed more depth, which meant enlarging the rough opening by cutting out the lower portion of concrete footing.

Window of opportunity

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Window of opportunity

Marc LaBossiere 5 minute read Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

The prospect of tackling a window upgrade to meet egress specifications in the bedroom of a basement I had recently remodelled had been weighing heavily on my mind all summer.

Although I’m used to breaching concrete footings, the work is quite arduous — a daunting end to a basement project that would not be finished until the window arrived. Last week, the window was installed. Be advised, the process is not for the faint of heart.

Unlike introducing a completely new window opening within the concrete footings of a basement, egress rules can often be met by simply deepening the opening of the existing window, provided the width meets the required minimum as set out in local building codes. This avoids having to create a wider window opening, which can pose crucial implications for structural support with exterior walls. Fortunately, the existing window in this case was wide enough to allow a section of footing to be cut out.

Before breaching the concrete, a window well was installed at the egress window location (to the proper depth, tied into the weeping tiles), and the interior framing was done and the opening left unfinished until the window was installed.

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Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

New Homes

Simple yet elegant, the great room is an inviting space that’s ideal for family movie nights or visiting with guests after dinner.

West St. Paul location offers room and relaxation

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West St. Paul location offers room and relaxation

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

Everyone loves a sprawling bungalow with an attached triple garage.

Problem is, it’s difficult to build one in the city because lots typically aren’t large enough to accommodate such a wide home.

Consequently, it’s necessary to build such a home outside city limits. And that can lead to a different snag — added time commuting into the city for work, errands and kids’ activities.

ADR Properties has a solution to that conundrum, says Anita Sharma Turner of RE/MAX Associates.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

Renovation & Design

Marc LaBossiere / Free Press By pre-mounting the shower enclosure, the profile tile had a flat edge against which it could be mounted.

Assessing a project at every step avoids messy finishes

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Assessing a project at every step avoids messy finishes

Marc LaBossiere 4 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

Traditionally, the final day of a bathroom remodel includes the finishing touches: hanging the towel racks; applying silicone where required; and of course the bath and or tub shower enclosure installation.

However, at a recent bathroom-gut-and-remodel this tradition was turned on its head for the first time in my career, and for good reason.

Generally, once a shower base is installed against the wall studs, a moisture-protected backer is mounted on the walls, which overlaps the lip of the base along the top edge of the shower pan.

Much like a tub installation, this lip encourages water to flow back towards the base, should there ever be a breach in the silicone and waterproofing along the bottom edge of the tile. Once installed, the backer becomes the surface upon which the tile is then installed and subsequently grouted.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

Renovation & Design

Photos by Colleen Zacharias photo Crabapple trees have been the No. 1-selling tree variety this year at Creekside Tree Farm & Nursery, owner Mikkel Grabinski says.

Welcoming Creekside Tree Farm and Nursery

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Welcoming Creekside Tree Farm and Nursery

Colleen Zacharias 7 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

The local horticulture industry in Manitoba is a close-knit, supportive community, in which wholesale growers and retail garden centre owners know each other well. Many are long-standing, multi-generational family businesses.

If a local grower decides to expand greenhouse operations or a garden centre changes ownership, it’s big news that ripples throughout Manitoba’s entire horticulture industry, including the gardening community.

So, when a brand-new, independent wholesale nursery and garden retailer sets up business on 236 acres just 35 minutes north of Winnipeg, it merits considerable interest. A new startup in an industry with very few new players stands out.

Creekside Tree Farm & Nursery, a retail and wholesale nursery, is located at 165 Tom Prince Dr. in Petersfield, Man., just down the road from Chesley’s Resort and Campground. The owner, Mikkel Grabinski, is 28. He purchased the site for his nursery in 2019. The past few years, he has worked quietly around the clock to grow his operation by planting thousands of trees, build relationships with wholesale suppliers, and hire a workforce.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

Resale Homes

The sprawling bungalow at 8 Orchard Gate — situated on a gorgeous lakeside lot — offers over 4,400 sq. ft. of well-appointed living space.

This stunner in Oak Bluff West is move-in ready

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This stunner in Oak Bluff West is move-in ready

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

It’s something we all imagine at one time or another — the financial ability to build our dream home, and the freedom to have it designed to our personal preferences.

Several thoughts come to mind when in such a contemplative (and highly creative) state.

The first thought usually involves the lot on which the home will be built. In this case, it needs to be large, private, and visually appealing — let’s say stunning.

Then there’s the home itself.

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Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

New Homes

The 1,500 sq. ft., two-storey attached home at 273 Moonlight Bay is loaded with style and function.

Attached home by A & S blends style with function

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Attached home by A & S blends style with function

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

As attractive as the exterior designs of most two-storey attached homes are, would-be buyers often cringe inwardly when they think about what awaits inside.

Many two-storey attached designs that fall in the 1,300 to 1,400 square feet range can have a long, narrow feel to their interiors.

That’s totally understandable, as most two-storey attached homes are built on lots with a width of under 30 feet.

A & S Homes’ new, two-storey attached show home at 273 Moonlight Bay isn’t one of those, says Rob Hutchison of RE/MAX Performance Realty.

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Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

Renovation & Design

Colleen Zacharias photo Favourite perennials such as coneflowers, black-eyed Susan, and Russian sage provide late summer colour and a haven of nectar for pollinators.

Plants that will freshen up your garden for a beautiful finale

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Plants that will freshen up your garden for a beautiful finale

Colleen Zacharias 7 minute read Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

The late August garden puts on a colourful show with favourite perennials such as black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), coneflower (Echinacea), and Russian sage (Perovskia) that provide a long-lasting bloom period.

There is also monkshood (Aconitum), with its satiny, purple-hooded flowers and meadow rue (Thalictrum), with airy clouds of tiny, lavender flowers.

The velvety buds of grapeleaf anemone (Anemone tomentosa Robustissima) are just beginning to open now for a mass display of pink-petalled flowers with showy yellow centres.

There is also James Compton bugbane (Actaea simplex) with its creamy white bottlebrush-like flower spikes that wave in the late summer breezes.

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Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

Renovation & Design

In this configuration, a double-basin sink includes a garburator on the left drain, as well as dishwasher attachments to the hot water feed and trap

Tidy plumbing installations maximize storage, make service easy

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Tidy plumbing installations maximize storage, make service easy

Marc LaBossiere 4 minute read Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

Too often, as the initial demo process for a bathroom or kitchen project unfolds, the underbelly of the sink area will reveal something of a disaster zone.

There could be partly leaking sink traps, unusable shut-off valves (if there are any at all) and evidence of an ongoing barrage of untidiness. In my world, I truly believe that what lies beneath a sink can and should be as well-planned as the decorative aspects above, even though this area remains, for the most part, behind closed doors

It isn’t that difficult to introduce an esthetic along with the primary functions below the sink. Generally, any sink requires cold and hot water feeds (each with a shut-off valve) and a properly vented drain and trap. Although the first instinct of anyone working under the sink may be to simply get through all these features as quickly as possible, ensuring no leaks occur, it should be well thought out and designed to minimize wasted space, while maintaining some modicum of symmetry.

For most DIYers wishing to upgrade a bathroom sink and vanity themselves, it may be easiest to simply disengage the existing feeds and drain and reattach the new faucet hoses to the old shut-off valves without creating any extra work. Although this sometimes also works for the drain, the placement of the sink above the existing trap will often require modification of the trap placement.

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Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

New Homes

MHBA photo Show homes featured in the MHBA Parade of Homes are not only open to visit during the spring and fall events. Winter is a great time to check out the dwellings with many features, heating systems and outdoor lighting, in full operation.

Fall Parade of Homes is just around the corner

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Fall Parade of Homes is just around the corner

Lanny McInnes 3 minute read Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

It’s hard to believe that we are only four weeks away from the 2026 Fall Parade of Homes!

The Manitoba Home Builders’ Association’s Parade of Homes is the signature showcase event of Manitoba’s residential construction industry, providing Manitobans interested in building their new dream home an opportunity and experience unlike any other available in Canada.

The MHBA’s 2026 Fall Parade of Homes starts on Saturday, Sept. 19 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 11. People will be visiting Parade show homes in Manitoba’s newest neighbourhoods to learn about the latest trends in new home and interior design, the hottest new home technology and building materials, and to potentially find their new dream home.

Since 1980, the Parade has grown into the largest and most comprehensive home tour in Canada, and this fall’s edition features over 130 stunning new homes on display. Having over 130 different options available to visit — each one with its own layout, materials, finishes and designs — means our Parade of Homes gives Manitoba homebuyers a unique opportunity to see and experience the widest variety of home building options in an actual home setting. An opportunity and showcase of this scope and size is uniquely Manitoban.

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Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

Resale Homes

Photos by Todd Lewys / Free Press Surrounded by mature trees on a huge lot, the 1,612 sq. ft., two-storey home projects a distinct cottage-like vibe.

A peaceful escape

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A peaceful escape

Todd Lewys 5 minute read Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

As you make your way down Kingston Crescent in Old St. Vital, you can’t help but think there’s more to the area than meets the eye.

The deeper you go, the more you feel set apart from the city.

Little wonder, as the towering elms and pines living on either side of the street create delightfully sun-dappled front lawns — and a tranquil atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re in cottage country.

An eclectic mix of fetching homes lining either side of the quiet street also adds to the area’s mystique.

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Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026

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