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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.

Visit every Friday for a new story. 

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    May 6th, 2009

    Tim’s camp decision to follow open houses

    CONSERVATION Minister Stan Struthers said the province hasn’t made a final decision on whether to let Tim Hortons build a camp for disadvantaged children at Meditation Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Struthers, speaking at the Tuesday morning breakfast meeting of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, said the province believes Meditation
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    April 30th, 2009

    FLOODWAY AUTHORITY AMENDMENT ACT INTRODUCED IN MANITOBA LEGISLATURE

    The Government of Manitoba has introduced legislation that wouldenable the Manitoba Floodway Authority (MFA) to overseeconstruction of an all-season road on the east side of LakeWinnipeg, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister RonLemieux announced today in the legislature. “For many years, First Nations people living on the east side ofLake Winnipeg
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    April 30th, 2009

    Conservationists say Canada’s Species at Risk Act isn’t working

    VANCOUVER, B.C. – A new report card from a coalition of conservation groups says the federal government is moving at a snail’s pace when it comes to implementing Canada’s Species at Risk Act. The report card was produced by Ecojustice, the David Suzuki Foundation, Nature Canada and Environmental Defence. It
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    April 27th, 2009

    CPAWS opposes location of proposed Tim Horton kid’s camp

    The Manitoba government and the Tim Horton’s Foundation are proposing a kid’s camp on Meditation Lake in Whiteshell provincial park. CPAWS is highly in favour of children experiencing and enjoying wilderness but the proposed location for the camp is unsuitable and the government’s antiquated approach to “developing-before-planning” is being heavily
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    April 22nd, 2009

    Caring for caribou is a matter of urgency

    You may have a caribou in your pocket. This important Canadian icon has appeared on our 25-cent coin since 1936. It would be a tragedy if this were the only place you could spot this magnificent animal, though. If we don’t protect Canada’s boreal forest, that could be the result.
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    April 20th, 2009

    Canada’s boreal kingdom needs a political champion

    DEAR EDITOR: Re: Province’s caribou numbers stable (April 13). Across Canada, woodland caribou have disappeared from half of their historic range. The new federal government report on woodland caribou shows that we need to maintain and protect their boreal forest habitats in order for this threatened species to survive. In
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    April 14th, 2009

    First Nations excluded from land use planning

    Pity nobody asked First Nations about the biggest review of Manitoba land-use policies in the last 15 years. This month, the Doer government announced the province will overhaul its policies on land use to better balance the competing interests of development with industry and conservation, heritage and environment. The last
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    April 13th, 2009

    Environment Canada puts off action to protect woodland-caribou

    Environment Canada assembled some of the world’s top woodland-caribou scientists for advice on the habitat needed to save the threatened animals, and then it rejected their suggestions. The scientists’ conclusions, released in a report last week, say that development should be tightly controlled in about half the northern boreal forest,
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    April 9th, 2009

    Conservation group welcomes new federal science report on caribou

    Winnipeg – Today, the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the release of a groundbreaking scientific report from Environment Canada on Boreal caribou. The report underscores the importance of protecting large areas of habitat from human-caused threats in the Boreal Forest. It also confirms that
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    Featured image for “Half Canada’s boreal caribou herds in decline: report”
    April 9th, 2009

    Half Canada’s boreal caribou herds in decline: report

    OTTAWA — The federal government plans to release a report Thursday that finds half Canada’s boreal caribou herds are in decline and may die out in the next century without changes to their habitats, The Canadian Press has learned. The finding that 29 of the 57 recognized herds are “not
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    April 7th, 2009

    Province unveils controversial wilderness camp

    After one year of behind-the-scenes discussion, the Manitoba government and the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation outlined plans Friday to build a controversial $10-million year-round camp complex near Meditation Lake in the Whiteshell. The year-round camp will be open by 2011 and be used primarily to give underprivileged kids a chance
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    Featured image for “Ban ATVs from some Crown land, charge drivers and seize their wheels: govt report”
    April 7th, 2009

    Ban ATVs from some Crown land, charge drivers and seize their wheels: govt report

    WINNIPEG — Manitoba should ban all-terrain vehicles from ecologically sensitive Crown land, force drivers to pay for environmental damage and seize their wheels if they break the law, recommends an internal government report. The report, obtained by The Canadian Press, says the number of ATVs has exploded in Manitoba. But
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