November 1st, 2022Polar bears need our protectionThe need for protection of polar bear habitat and den sites has never been so pronounced, Ron Thiessen wrote in an op-ed in the Free Press.Read More
September 12th, 2022Letter to the Editor: Indigenous effort appreciatedI applaud the Indigenous nations within Manitoba that are working to establish protected and conserved natural areas.Read More
August 30th, 2022Manitoba Must Match Federal Pledge to Protect 30% of Lands and Waters by 2030: CPAWS ManitobaManitoba urgently needs to match a federal pledge to protect 30% of our lands and fresh waters, CPAWS Manitoba said in a press release.Read More
July 4th, 2022Follow Indigenous leadership: Letter to the EditorCanada needs Indigenous leadership to ensure nature’s life support systems can sustain people and wildlife into the future.Read More
June 13th, 2022Letter to the Editor: Protect Assiniboine ForestOnly six per cent of Winnipeg’s total city area is public park land, compared to the average of Canadian cities at nine per cent.Read More
April 16th, 2022More Camping Spots Needed: Letter to the EditorManitobans no longer have enough camping facilities, protected natural spaces, or parks to serve our growing population.Read More
January 4th, 2022Manitoba Must Preserve Its Ocean Ecosystem: Op-EdManitoba must embrace its identity as an ocean province and take steps to protect and conserve our threatened marine habitat.Read More
October 19th, 2021Letter to the Editor: Help Protect Polar Bear HabitatsThe polar bear has been recognized as an official emblem of Manitoba — we must work to protect this at-risk species and its habitats.Read More
September 3rd, 2021Letter to the Editor: Make Assiniboine Forest a National ParkAssiniboine Forest would be an outstanding choice as a national park within Winnipeg.Read More
October 15th, 2020Conserve habitat for mooseWe welcome the Manitoba government’s aim to protect our imperilled moose population. A missing objective is conserving habitat.Read More
August 17th, 2019We do not have the right to ruin the 10th-largest freshwater lake on the planetRestoring and maintaining natural areas would greatly reduce the pollution and mass algae blooms that are destroying Lake Winnipeg.Read More
June 10th, 2019Northern species in dangerThe situation in western Hudson Bay is a prime example of why Canada needs to triple ocean habitat protection. Manitoba has lost a third of its polar bear population in the past two decades and beluga whales in western Hudson Bay have been on Canada’s species-at-risk list since 2004.Read More