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June 20th, 2012

Decision allowing ski hill redevelopment in Riding Mountain NP another step backwards in park protec

Ottawa — Earlier today, Parks Canada announced an amendment to the Riding Mountain National Park management plan allowing potential redevelopment of the long-closed Mount Agassiz Ski area. CPAWS is deeply concerned that this decision is yet another sign that the Agency is moving away from protecting ecological integrity as their

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June 15th, 2012

Better protection for caribou and new protected areas on the horizon

Manitoba announces Green Plan “We’re pleased with the province’s commitment to protecting the sizeable woodland caribou habitats that this threatened species and all our treasured boreal forest wildlife need for survival,” said Ron Thiessen, executive director of the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society. “Equally welcoming is

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June 15th, 2012

MANITOBA UNVEILS COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY: SELINGER

TomorrowNow Will Make Manitoba One of the Most Sustainable Places to Live on Earth: Premier The Province of Manitoba continues moving forward on environmental protection with an aggressive and comprehensive strategy of more than 100 initiatives across government that will bolster Manitoba’s economy and protect water, air and land for

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June 11th, 2012

PROVINCE CONGRATULATES SOPHIA RABLIAUSKAS FOR WINNING PRESTIGIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

Premier Greg Selinger congratulated Sophia Rabliauskas of Poplar River First Nation today for receiving the prestigious Ongoing Commitment Award from Earth Day Canada. – Manitoba Government News Release

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June 11th, 2012

Enthusiastic paddlers wanted!

The Canadian Canoe Foundation in partnership with CPAWS Manitoba, Paddle Manitoba and Northern Soul Wilderness Adventures are seeking 10 youth participants to take part in an exciting 7 day educational canoe trip adventure on the Manigotagan River! The trip is an opportunity to learn about the ecology and management of

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June 11th, 2012

Wolves pack them in

If Volker Beckmann has his way, Thompson will be transformed into the Wolf Capital of Canada. The northern Manitoba city known mostly for mining will host the first International Wolf & Carnivore Conference in October and Beckmann hopes it will help Manitoba turn into a world leader in wolf management.

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Websites black out across Canada in support of nature and democracy

Websites of more than 400 Canadian organizations and businesses will be blacked out today, and tens of thousands of individuals are expected to send messages to party leaders in defence of nature and democracy via email and social media, as part of the nationwide Black Out Speak Out/Silence, On Parle

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Boreal forest inspires writers, photographer and composer

THE boreal forest covers nearly 60 per cent of Canada’s land mass, protects a large amount of the world’s fresh water and safeguards the planet’s atmosphere. So it’s not surprising that a group of Manitoba artists, including poets and fiction writers, have been inspired by the forest. Prairie Fire magazine

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Thousands Join National Black Out Speak Out Campaign

Every day, more Canadians and organizations are joining with environmental groups against the federal government’s attacks on nature and democracy. In the two weeks since Black Out Speak Out was launched by Canada’s leading environmental groups, the campaign has seen more than 100 groups and 13,000 people sign up to

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Budget cuts take the fun out of winter

Riding Mountain National Park will no longer maintain trails, rink Federal budget cuts have claimed Manitoba’s largest network of cross-country ski trails, as Riding Mountain National Park will no longer maintain its 218-kilometre winter trail system. Manitoba’s only road-accessible national park will stop grooming ski trails, operating a skating rink,

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April 20th, 2012

Wolf captured, killed near Birds Hill park

A wolf has been captured and killed near Birds Hill Provincial Park. The animal was caught Thursday night in a trap set out by Manitoba Conservation officials trying to nab the wolf that mauled a dog near the park earlier this month. Spencer, a chihuahua, miniature-pinscher-cross, was killed April 3.

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April 20th, 2012

Eagan fifth grader wins national art contest

Sky Waters, an 11-year-old fifth-grader from Eagan, has won the 2012 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest with his depiction of a woodland caribou. Sky will be going to Washington, D.C., next month for a reception and will have his name engraved on a special trophy. He’ll also get an