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Proposed Legislative Amendments Would Prohibit Commercial Logging in 79 of 80 Provincial Parks

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November 23, 2008

The phasing out of commercial logging in 79 of 80 provincial parks and future parks would become a reality through passage of proposed amendments to the Forest Act introduced today by Conservation Minister Stan Struthers.

Province eliminating logging in provincial parks

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November 20, 2008

Logging in all but one of Manitoba's 80 provincial parks will stop this spring, the Doer government said today.

PROVINCE PROPOSES HISTORIC CHANGES TO PRESERVE PROVINCIAL PARKS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

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November 20, 2008

The provincial government will introduce legislation which would prohibit logging in 79 out of 80 provincial parks and all future parks effective April 1, 2009, Premier Gary Doer announced today.

NDP gets into the banning business

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Bruce Owen
November 20, 2008

Parts of Thursday's throne speech read like a grocery list of what the Doer government plans to ban.

Parts of Thursday's throne speech read like a grocery list of what the Doer government plans to ban.

The proposed bans, which are intended to protect the public and the environment, will touch almost every Manitoban in the coming months.

Cariboo threatened, but there's still hope: expert

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Lindsey Wiebe
November 19, 2008

CANADA'S caribou populations might be pushed to the brink, but one prominent conservationist says it's not too late to turn things around.

Caribou health mirrors environment

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Paul Turenne
November 18, 2008

So goes the North, so go the caribou; so go the caribou, so goes the North.

Manitoba Government Failing on Promise to Protect 5 Major Wilderness Areas

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November 4, 2008

Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) are accusing Premier Doer of dragging his feet on his promise to designate five major protected areas by 2010. The groups stated that swiftly establishing the proposed Fisher Bay provincial park on the south basin of Lake Winnipeg would give Manitobans faith that Doer is serious about his commitment to protecting our wild spaces.

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Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) are accusing Premier Doer of dragging his feet on his promise to designate five major protected areas by 2010.

New Report Measures Wildlife Watching's Contribution to Nation's Economy

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Nicholas Throckmorton
October 14, 2008

A new report recently released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that expenditures for wildlife watching are equivalent to the revenues generated from all spectator sports, amusement parks and arcades, non-hotel casinos, bowling centers and skiing facilities combined.

Public hearings slated for new hydro line

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Bruce Owen
October 9, 2008

WHERE will it go? How big will it be? What does it mean to me?

Those are just three questions Manitoba Hydro officials will answer in the coming weeks as the Crown corporation holds public hearings on its new $2-billion transmission line to be built down the west side of the province by 2017.

Ainsworth Announces Termination of Commitment Agreement With Manitoba Government

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October 10, 2008

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. ("Ainsworth") (TSX:ANS) announced today that it has terminated a commitment agreement with the Government of Manitoba on a planned engineered wood production facility in an area northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba.