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The Manitoba government’s continued refusal to include the woodland caribou on its endangered species list is contributing to the species’ declining numbers, according to wilderness experts. Manitoba wildlife conservation experts say the province’s efforts to date—including a recently published recovery strategy for woodland caribou—fall far short of the mark. Ron

THE Manitoba government has produced a long-awaited recovery strategy for the woodland caribou but still refuses to list the species as threatened. The new recovery strategy includes funding for two new biologists who will focus on woodland caribou conservation on the east side of Lake Winnipeg and in northern Manitoba.

After 300 years of white guys telling Manitoba’s indigenous people where to live, who to worship and generally what to do, the last thing aboriginals need is more advice from some annoying European.

A plan to create Manitoba’s third national park could be killed by opposition from Interlake communities.Parks Canada and the Manitoba government had set a target date of last May for creation of a national park that would protect key areas in the Manitoba lowlands north and south of Grand Rapids.

—THE most divisive myth about the Canadian wilderness is the notion of culture clash—the idea that there are two warring factions of forest users who will never be able to get along.On one side of the stereotype, you’ll find a tobacco-spitting lumberjack riding a snowmobile with a sawed-off shotgun; on

A fight is shaping up in the Interlake over a spectacular, colour-shifting lake that sits on top of a promising nickel deposit.

On Friday, March 19, federal Environment Minister David Anderson and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing the two governments to renew efforts to establish a national park in the Manitoba Lowlands, with a target date of May 2005.The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes this

Reprinted with permission from The Cottager, July/August 2003 [www.thecottager.com] Growing up in southeastern Saskatchewan, I spent my summers as a beach bum at Kenosee Lake in Moose Mountain Provincial Park.Some of my strongest memories are the heat of the early morning sun beating through our thin cabin walls waking me

On April 29, Conservation Minister Steve Ashton announced the creation of Manitoba’s newest provincial park, South Atikaki. This is welcome news for Manitobans who care about and enjoy our parks.As a point of clarification, however, this is not “new” park land, as the area was originally part of Atikaki Provincial

In October 2002 Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s wish list for 10 new national parks created an impression among many people that establishment of Manitoba’s new park was a sure thing, with only a few details to be worked out. This is not the case, as there are major hurdles to

The province and First Nations groups took the first step Thursday on an ambitious plan to build an all-weather road system through a wilderness area the size of England on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. The huge area is home to about 22 communities—many of which are the most

ST. MALO PROVINCIAL PARK—It’s typically Manitoban. There’s a lake with great beaches, nicely forested campsites and cottages on the periphery—but don’t tell anyone. Keep it to yourselves. That fits St. Malo Provincial Park to a T, located just 45 minutes south of Winnipeg, off Highway 59. “When you tell someone