Winnipeg – A majority of Manitobans (56%) now say they would support an NHL
team returning to Winnipeg, according to a new Jory Capital-Probe Research
Inc. poll of 1,000 Manitoba adults conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press.

The poll shows that public support for a National Hockey League franchise
returning to Winnipeg has intensified since a similar sounding was taken in June
2007, at which time 47 percent of Manitobans yearned for the return of the NHL
to the provincial capital. Opposition to the NHL’s return, meanwhile, has
decreased slightly, with just one in three adults (34%) now opposing a potential
NHL team in their province compared to 41 percent who felt this way two years
ago.

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Winnipeg – Expect the lines at your local hardware store to stretch a little longer
this year as Manitobans stock up on building materials in order to claim the
federal government’s new home renovation tax credit.

A Jory Capital-Probe Research poll provided to the Winnipeg Free Press finds
that almost one-half of Manitoba households (51%) plan to take advantage of
the new Home Renovation Tax Credit this coming year. When asked whether
they plan to access this tax incentive, three in ten Manitobans (29%) said they
were very likely to renovate their homes, with another one in five citizens saying
they were somewhat likely (22%) to take advantage of the federal tax credit.
Three percent of citizens, meanwhile, said they have already completed home
repairs and applied or received this subsidy.

On the other hand, nearly four in ten adults (37%) said they would not be
induced by this tax credit to conduct renovations, with 26 percent stating they
were very unlikely and 11 percent noting they were somewhat unlikely to
perform this work. Fewer than one in ten adults (7%) said they are not eligible for
the tax credit because they are unable to do home repairs where they live, while
the remaining two percent of respondents were uncertain as to whether they
would conduct renovations to their homes and apply for this credit.

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Winnipeg – As he marks five years on the job as Mayor of Winnipeg, Sam Katz can
celebrate the fact that an overwhelming majority of Winnipeg residents (74%) still think
that he is doing a good job as the city’s top elected official. This is according to a recent
poll of 600 Winnipeg residents conducted by Probe Research Inc. on behalf of the
Winnipeg Free Press.

Nearly three in four Winnipeg adults (74%) say that Mr. Katz is conducting his job
effectively, as 16 percent of those surveyed note that the current mayor has performed
“very well” and 58 percent state that he performed “fairly well” since taking office in
June 2004. Approximately one in five citizens (20%), on the other hand, are dissatisfied
with the mayor’s job performance, with 13 percent stating Mr. Katz has functioned “not
very well” in his current position and seven percent arguing Mr. Katz has done his job as
mayor “not at all well.” The remaining five percent of respondents were undecided on
this question.

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