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November 1st, 2022

Polar bears need our protection

The 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.
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September 12th, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Indigenous effort appreciated

I applaud the Indigenous nations within Manitoba that are working to establish protected and conserved natural areas.
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August 30th, 2022

Manitoba Must Match Federal Pledge to Protect 30% of Lands and Waters by 2030: CPAWS Manitoba

Manitoba urgently needs to match a federal pledge to protect 30% of our lands and fresh waters, CPAWS Manitoba said in a press release.
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July 4th, 2022

Follow Indigenous leadership: Letter to the Editor

Canada needs Indigenous leadership to ensure nature’s life support systems can sustain people and wildlife into the future.
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June 13th, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Protect Assiniboine Forest

Only six per cent of Winnipeg’s total city area is public park land, compared to the average of Canadian cities at nine per cent.
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April 16th, 2022

More Camping Spots Needed: Letter to the Editor

Manitobans no longer have enough camping facilities, protected natural spaces, or parks to serve our growing population.
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January 4th, 2022

Manitoba Must Preserve Its Ocean Ecosystem: Op-Ed

Manitoba must embrace its identity as an ocean province and take steps to protect and conserve our threatened marine habitat.
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October 19th, 2021

Letter to the Editor: Help Protect Polar Bear Habitats

The polar bear has been recognized as an official emblem of Manitoba — we must work to protect this at-risk species and its habitats.
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September 3rd, 2021

Letter to the Editor: Make Assiniboine Forest a National Park

Assiniboine Forest would be an outstanding choice as a national park within Winnipeg.
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October 15th, 2020

Conserve habitat for moose

We welcome the Manitoba government’s aim to protect our imperilled moose population. A missing objective is conserving habitat.
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August 17th, 2019

We do not have the right to ruin the 10th-largest freshwater lake on the planet

Restoring and maintaining natural areas would greatly reduce the pollution and mass algae blooms that are destroying Lake Winnipeg.
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June 10th, 2019

Northern species in danger

The 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.
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