Browsing all posts in July, 2010.

I Like Winnipegers Because of All the Characters – Especially in the North End

There was a Kissick (Kissick {Ukraine/Ukrainian}, and not Kissack {Isle of Mann/Manx})family in Winnipeg’s North End during the 40s, 50′s and beyond who operated a cartage company—More notorious they were however for their activities as bootleggers and operators of moving crap/gambling games. Stanley Zedd (http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/1950_1g9.htm), and (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/the-mosaic-village-96203859.html).’
IN the decades before Manitoba’s gambling laws were liberalized, [...]