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LAST March, Premier Gary Doer and David Anderson, then federal environment minister, signed an agreement to work toward the creation of Manitoba’s third national park in the northern Interlake by May 2005, and to complete public consultations by the end of 2004.The year is now over, and the consultations have

NDP delegates have voted overwhelmingly to reaffirm the party’s commitment to protect the pristine boreal forest on the East Side of Lake Winnipeg and to continue to work with First Nations toward designating the East Side a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Delegates at the party’s weekend convention voted to support

With the eyes of the world on Copenhagen this week, one Canadian entrepreneur is following the United Nations Summit on climate change particularly closely. Invenia CEO Matthew Hudson believes real environmental progress is possible with the click of a mouse, and he can prove it. (PRWEB) December 10, 2009—With the

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

Healthy provincial parks create a healthy environment and a better future for all Manitobans. Unfortunately, industrial activity such as clearcut logging is permanently degrading our parks.In the coming months forestry licenses that were granted to corporations to clearcut log these cherished areas are expiring. The government is currently negotiating new

CANADIAN Ambassador to the United States and former Manitoba premier Gary Doer is off to Copenhagen to save the day for Canada at the climate conference there. Actually, he will only help to save the day. He is one member of a team of 17 distinguished Canadians recruited by Environment

The province is providing $500,000 to support land-use planning on theEast Side of Lake Winnipeg which will give local communities a greatersay over how resources in the region are utilized, Conservation MinisterStan Struthers announced today. “We want the people of the area to have input into future resource usein the

A new report recently released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that expenditures for wildlife watching are equivalent to the revenues generated from all spectator sports, amusement parks and arcades, non-hotel casinos, bowling centers and skiing facilities combined.Using data from the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and