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Our parks are zoos

As Leanne Koss suggests, Birds Hill Park has become a dump. But it’s not only Birds Hill but many of the popular provincially run campgrounds in Manitoba. At one time we were avid campers and quite familiar with the problems of casual camping, hence we decided to try “seasonal” camping

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Clean up camp

I travelled to Birds Hill Park for a camping trip this past weekend and once again my campsite had litter scattered all over it when I arrived. The obvious thing to say is park users need to do a better job of cleaning up their waste. What really irks me,

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The land that gives life

AS she surveys the bountiful boreal forest spreading out in all directions from the boulder strewn shore of Weaver Lake, Sophia Rebliauskas reflects on what this land on the east side of Lake Winnipeg means to her people. “It is our home,” says the resident of Poplar River First Nation,

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June 17th, 2010

Group works towards getting world heritage site designation for boreal forest area

A group of First Nations from Manitoba and Ontario are working together to have their traditional lands deemed a UNESCO World Heritage site. “There are fewer and fewer places in the world that have been left undeveloped, unchanged by human activity” said Gord Jones, with the Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage

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New trail sections open in province

Two new sections of the Trans-Canada Trail have officially opened today in Winnipeg and the Whiteshell Provincial Park. Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau cut the ribbon at the new Caddy Lake footbridge to mark the opening on International Trails Day. “Whether you’re in Winnipeg, rural Manitoba or cottage country, the

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Churchill bears doomed?

Manitoba may have just a handful of polar bears by 2035, as the world’s leading experts on the iconic Arctic species believe the bears that summer around Churchill are doomed.

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New Large Protected Areas Proposed for Manitoba’s Northern Boreal

CPAWS commends Northlands Dene and Sayisi Dene First Nations for their vision and quest to protect their traditional lands and waters in Manitoba’s Boreal Region. The areas proposed for protection are approximately 610,000 hectares – this is larger than PEI. The territories of these First Nations are pristine and home

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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