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December 17th, 2010

Shortchanging east side

The letter Engineers united on east side (Dec. 8) states: “The two routes traverse the same length of boreal forest (about 400 kilometres).” This is true for the west side; absolutely false for the east side. If an east-side Bipole III was built according to the route that proponents suggest,

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December 14th, 2010

LENGTHY INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL SALE OF FISH, WILDLIFE LEADS TO NUMEROUS CHARGES

Manitoba Conservation advises it has laid a number of charges forviolations of the Wildlife Act and the Fisheries Act (Manitoba)as the result of a five-month undercover investigation. Theundercover work culminated in a roadside stop just west ofWinnipeg recently, at which time two individuals from theAmaranth area were arrested and a number

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December 12th, 2010

Churchill’s polar bears: Late freeze-up of sea ice detrimental to moms, cubs

SCIENTISTS say polar bear moms and their cubs near Churchill in northern Manitoba are suffering the worst effects of a late freeze-up of sea ice on Hudson Bay. The bears are just now setting out for the sea ice they use as a hunting platform for seals, said University of

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November 30th, 2010

Efforts to help Lake Winnipeg get B.C. partner

A GRASSROOTS group working to help Lake Winnipeg is hoping that what worked in the Columbia River watershed will aid our ailing lake. Bruce Smith of the Lake Winnipeg Foundation said that’s why the local foundation has joined forces with B.C.-based Wildsight, to create the Living Lakes Network Canada. “They

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November 29th, 2010

On a Deadly Trail

For years, First Nations groups and scientists have been warning about the decline of caribou. Now, with some herds wiped out completely and others suffering declines of up to 97 per cent since the 1980s, governments and resource companies are finally taking note. The threat to caribou was

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November 22nd, 2010

New tourism grants for eastern Manitoba

Entrepreneurs looking to start or enhance tourism businesses in eastern Manitoba will be eligible for grants of up to $15,000 under a new Eastside Tourism Investment Program. Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino made the announcement Tuesday at the 2010 Travel Manitoba annual meeting, according to a news release.

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November 16th, 2010

The Boreal Forest Network Presents The Water of Life Benefit

Click image for print-quality poster November 19, 20, 21, 2010 – 91 Albert Street For Immediate Release – November 15, 2010 The Water of Life is a three day exploration of our relationship with water through art, music and speakers. Art on display is by James Hogaboam, paintings and photographs

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November 15th, 2010

Deteriorating rivers, lakes neglected, reports find

OTTAWA—Canada’s lakes and rivers are awash in harmful contaminants, but new documents warn the federal government’s murky understanding of the problem is putting the country at risk. Senior bureaucrats reached that conclusion in a pair of internal reports on contaminants and excess nutrients in freshwater. The officials warned Ottawa needs

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November 9th, 2010

UNESCO approval is $20-M fund’s goal

Sophia Rabliauskas says future employment for First Nations people is at stake. (Photo by [email protected]) Five First Nations communities on the east side of Lake Winnipeg hope you open your wallet to help tell the world their ancestral home is worthy of a United Nations world heritage designation. The goal

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November 4th, 2010

NDP awarded for effort to protect the east side

CANADA’S environmental groups handed Premier Greg Selinger a first-ever award Monday night for his government’s work in protecting the east side of the province from hydro development. The inaugural Environmental Leadership Award was presented at a reception at the legislative building at the same time angry farmers filled a committee

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November 4th, 2010

Chief David Crate Receives Prairie Crocus Award

Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation was recently awarded Nature Manitoba’s Prairie Crocus Award for his efforts to establish a Fisher Bay provincial park in the south Interlake region of Manitoba. CPAWS congratulates Chief Crate and we look forward to

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October 29th, 2010

Help save caribou, groups urge province

An international conference dedicated to the preservation of worldwide caribou herds and habitat ended Thursday with local advocates urging Manitoba’s government to act. Representatives of at least two Manitoba groups offered ideas to the province to prevent the species’ decline. The woodland caribou is a threatened species in Canada. “Caribou