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East side dollars

It is important to note that a World Heritage site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg will be a huge economic boost for Manitoba. If Bipole III is constructed through the east side, we severely reduce our chance of receiving this internationally prestigious designation and consequently the best free

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Manitoba Parks: From A(sessippi) to Z(ed Lake)

You know there’s something special about the Manitoba wilderness when you’re living in a sub-tropical country, but all you can think about is camping in the Whiteshell and hiking in Turtle Mountain. Those thoughts crossed my mind during the sweltering summer I spent in Taiwan in 2007. As the thermometer

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Camp Tim on its way

Camp Tim opens near Pinawa in 2013. In what’s been a series of fits and starts, the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation has finally reached a deal with the province to build what’s billed as a first-rate camp for underprivileged kids on Sylvia Lake on the Winnipeg River system. The year-round

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Tim’s Camp in Whiteshell Approved by Manitoba Government

Kids Camps – Good, No Park Plans – Bad Sylvia Lake, Feb 2010 The Manitoba government has given approval for Tim Horton’s to construct a children’s camp near Sylvia Lake in Whiteshell provincial park in advance of a up-to-date park management plan. The dusty 27 year old plan for the

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International Plea to Protect the Heart of the Boreal – East side of Lake Winnipeg – McFadyen gets a

CPAWS’ Ron Thiessen (left) delivers a CD containing almost 10,000 letters from concerned international citizens to Hugh McFadyen (right). Today, copies of almost 10,000 letters from North Americans who support a World Heritage Site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg were delivered to the Manitoba legislature. The letters ask

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Tories get 10,000 letters against BiPole on east side

An environmental coalition surprised Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen Tuesday with 10,000 letters urging the province to stand firm against a major transmission line down the east side of Lake Winnipeg. McFadyen and his party have long opposed the government’s stance, arguing BiPole III should be built down the east side,

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Public comment invited on the Lake Winnipeg East Side Road

Notice from Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency: 5388.00 – EAST SIDE ROAD AUTHORITY INC. – ALL SEASON ROAD FROM PROVINCIAL ROAD 304 TO THE COMMUNITY OF BERENS RIVER 05-08-2010 Public comment invited on the Comprehensive Study Scoping Document Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada invite the public to

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MANITOBA WILDFIRE SEASON UNDERWAY

Manitoba Conservation’s Fire Program is reminding residents of the province to be safe and be careful around all outdoor fires while camping, hiking and enjoying Manitoba’s summer. To date this spring, the program has recorded 133 fires, 128 human caused and five caused by lightning. The 3,500-hectare Berens River fire

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MANITOBA CONSERVATION ADVISES PUBLIC TO LEAVE WILDLIFE IN THE WILD

Manitoba Conservation reminds the public to avoid picking up or disturbing young wild animals thought to be abandoned, as they are most likely not orphaned. Each year, many young wild animals are unnecessarily picked up by well-intentioned people and turned in to natural resource officers or wildlife rehabilitators for treatment

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Critics find little to cheer in Manitoba’s carbon tax

The first carbon tax in Manitoba’s history is too limited to do much good for the environment, critics say. The $10-a-tonne tax, announced in the budget on Wednesday by Finance Minister Greg Selinger, won’t kick in until July 2011, and is limited to emissions from coal-fired industry, which environmentalists say is already in decline. “There’s not

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Agreement halts new logging

Environmentalists and Canada’s pulp and paper companies—including three operating in Manitoba—have decided it’s better to co-operate than fight. On Tuesday, an historic agreement was announced that will halt new logging on 29 million hectares of forest for three years while plans are developed to protect endangered caribou and other species.

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Along for the ride

A group of Brandonites with mountain bikes is working hard this summer to put the “ride” back in Riding Mountain by creating a trail that actually illustrates why the park deserves its name.