Press release

Young people will have the opportunity to get to know their wild neighbours in Beaudry Provincial Park through the provincially supported Robert Bateman Get to Know program, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie said today on Earth Day. “The program will help introduce young people to the wonders of Manitoba’s natural areas

The Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas will be a comprehensive gathering of information that will help preserve our unique avian populations, said Manitoba Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, Rod Bruinooge. “The Breeding Bird Atlas will be one of the largest citizen scientist volunteer efforts ever

The U.S. District Court has again ruled in favour of Manitoba in its case against the Northwest Area Water Supply (NAWS) project, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced today. Judge Rosemary Collyer, in her decision issued Friday, March 5, ordered the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to take a “hard look” at

Public consultations on a proposed location for the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation youth leadership camp near Sylvia Lake in the Whiteshell Provincial Park will be held in February, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie and Tim Horton Children’s Foundation vice-president Dave Newnham announced today. “We are committed to working with Tim Horton

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Premier Greg Selinger today committed the provincial government to moving forward with legislation enabling the creation of a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in Manitoba.  He said the system will be subject to public consultations in 2010. “Manitoba is playing a constructive role in focusing on

Premier Greg Selinger and Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie will join world leaders, policy makers, industry leaders, scientistsand environmentalists from around the world at the United NationsClimate Change Conference in Copenhagen. “Manitoba is a leader in clean-energy technology, energy efficiency, boreal protection and the fight against climatechange,” said Selinger. “The Copenhagen

On the eve of the Copenhagen climate-change summit, Manitoba isannouncing two new protected areas with significant carbon storesand committing to a new boreal peatlands stewardship strategy,Premier Greg Selinger announced today.  “We are adding almost 400,000 hectares in the boreal tundratransition area to our protected land base,” Selinger said. “Kaskatamagan Wildlife Management

Fisher River Cree Nation has put a lot of work into making the Fisher Bay Provincial Park a reality, and a lot of time; indeed a heinous amount of time. Lack of support is not the problem—the abundant show of hands in favour attests to that. The Fisher Bay area