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Manitoba Nature Notebook

Welcome to our Manitoba Nature Notebook Blog, where conservation meets curiosity.

Explore stories, insights, and updates focused on protecting Manitoba's lands and waters. Through campaign updates, hike highlights, and inspiring nature fun, we aim to deepen your connection to Manitoba and empower you to take action.

Whether you’re a student, educator, or nature enthusiast, join us in learning, protecting, and celebrating the places we call home—one blog post at a time.

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Doer vows to protect pristine park reserve

POPLAR RIVER FIRST NATION—From the sky above this northern community, the towering evergreens coat the ground with a rich green sheen and the fast-flowing waters of the Poplar River sparkle royal blue. It is, said Premier Gary Doer Friday, “the greatest undiscovered area anywhere in North America.” And he travelled

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April 30th, 2007

Prize well-deserved

Congratulations to Sophia Rabliauskas and Poplar River First Nation for a well deserved Goldman Environment Prize. This First Nation community has a vision that we all can learn from.Their efforts serve as a strong reminder that our provincial government needs to do more to protect Manitoba’s boreal forests. The Manitoba

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April 9th, 2007

East side road construction set to start

Construction of the first leg of a northern highway down the east side of Lake Winnipeg will start this year, the province said today. There’s $15 million in the NDP budget, unveiled Wednesday, to rebuild Rice River Road, the rough gravel highway between Hollow Water First Nation and the Bloodvein

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April 5th, 2007

PROVINCE MOVING FORWARD ON FIRST LEG OF ALL-WEATHER ROAD

Manitoba has committed $15 million to begin construction of thefirst leg of an all-weather road on the east side of LakeWinnipeg, Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Ron Lemieuxannounced today. “The Rice River road on the east side of Lake Winnipeg will seeextensive construction and upgrades to provide improved accessand reduced transportation

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April 4th, 2007

Help for east side communities

I was pleased to read about the Manitoba government financial contribution to support sixteen First Nations on the east side of Lake Winnipeg in producing their community lands management plans. Two and a half million dollars is a beginning, but significantly more funding will be required for First Nations to

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March 20th, 2007

Federal budget: Tories scratch surface of green ideas: grocer

A levy on gas-guzzlers is a good idea, but avid environmentalist Will Kurtz has got dozens more. During a short chat from his Wolseley shop that sells organic groceries and environmentally friendly clothing, Kurtz brainstormed a batch of even bolder, greener ideas he wishes the federal Tories had embraced in

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March 20th, 2007

Federal budget: $7M set aside for Lake Winnipeg

OTTAWA—The Harper government has set aside $7 million to help address Lake Winnipeg’s water woes, one of the many green initiatives in a budget even critics admit is the most environmentally-aware in recent Canadian history. The federal cash for the lake is to be spent over two years as part

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February 2nd, 2007

PIMACHIOWIN-AKI PROPOSED WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Four First Nations and the governments of Manitoba and Ontariotoday announced establishment of the Pimachiowin-Aki non-profitcorporation as part of their goal to achieve internationalrecognition for lands east of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba andNorthwestern Ontario as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area under discussion is about 42,000 square kilometers. Itincludes

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February 2nd, 2007

MANITOBA PROVIDES $130,000 TO HELP SECURE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

The province will provide $130,000 in funding to support ongoingefforts to have lands east of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba and innorthwestern Ontario recognized as a world heritage site by theUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO), Conservation Minister Stan Struthers announced today. The grant was announced on the same day

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February 2nd, 2007

Aboriginals want land straddling Manitoba-Ontario made World Heritage Site

WINNIPEG (CP) – Aboriginal groups want a huge swath of territory that straddles Manitoba and Ontario to be designated a World Heritage Site. Four First Nations say they plan to apply to the UN to have the 42,000-square-kilometre area recognized for its natural and cultural value. The Manitoba and Ontario

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January 31st, 2007

Report says ecological value of Arctic watershed greater than natural resources

(CP) – An innovative report on the value of the Mackenzie Valley and Delta region has concluded that the “ecological goods and services” provided by the vast western Arctic watershed are worth ten times the value of its natural resources. “The study shows the importance and real socio-cultural-economic value of

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January 27th, 2007

CARIBOU, STURGEON, PIPING PLOVER RESEARCH TO BENEFIT FROM SPECIAL CONSERVATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIE

Eight Manitoba organizations involved in conservation enhancementand awareness programs will receive more than $155,000 in specialconservation and endangered species fund grants, ConservationMinister Stan Struthers announced today. “The fund provides grants to non-profit community-basedorganizations for projects that will enhance the naturalresources of the province,” said Struthers. “It encouragesorganizations to develop local