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Boreal forest researchers refer to both roads and hydro transmission lines as “linear features” but to some forest-dwellers they might simply be called bad news. “The more of these you build, the more negative effects you’ll get in the system,” said Stan Boutin, a professor of biological sciences at the

The provincial government should permanently expand and protect the boundaries of an Interlake park reserve, say members of the Fisher River Cree Nation and environmental group leaders. Chief Dave Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation said the Ochiwasahow (Fisher Bay) park reserve needs to be preserved for future generations. The

The Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) is proposing a scenic wilderness park four times the size of Winnipeg (160,000 ha) be created to permanently safeguard the area from all industrial developments. This initiative is part of the community’s journey to protect nature, culture, and economic opportunity. “Securing the area in

I’m delighted Manitoba Conservation Minister Stan Struthers is soenthusiastic about the proposed provincial park on the south-west basin ofLake Winnipeg.The new Ochiwasahow (Fisher Bay) park, championed by theFisher River Cree Nation, will stretch four times the size of Winnipeg andprovide an opportunity to protect our boreal forests for future generationsof

The Fisher River Cree Nation has put in a request to the provincial government to expand the current Fisher Bay Park Reserve to include the area east of the Jackhead Road and the area currently known as the Moose Creek Provincial Forest. The current park reserve, located on the southwest

Fisher River Cree Nation, a community working with CPAWS to establish a Fisher Bay provincial park around the south basin of Lake Winnipeg, won a tourism award today for the Leigh Cochrane Memorial Visitors Centre. The Visitors Centre is proposed to serve as the hub for the candidate park. At

By Jack Christie Polar boulders. Caribushes. Muskrocks. Victoria-based wildlife guide Andrew MacPherson has seen them all during summer sojourns in the Arctic. Drift through Wapusk National Park near the west shore of Hudson Bay aboard a slow-moving train and you will too, as wildlife melds with the landscape. A quartz

Manitoba citizens – over 18,000 letters of support sent to the Manitoba government Bill Blaikie – Manitoba NDP Conservation Minister Jon Gerrard – Liberal leader, Manitoba Legislature James Bezan – Conservative Member of Parliament, Selkirk-Interlake (location of Fisher Bay) James Beddome – Manitoba Green Party Leader Ron Evans – Grand