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Two new sections of the Trans-Canada Trail have officially opened today in Winnipeg and the Whiteshell Provincial Park. Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau cut the ribbon at the new Caddy Lake footbridge to mark the opening on International Trails Day. “Whether you’re in Winnipeg, rural Manitoba or cottage country, the

Manitoba may have just a handful of polar bears by 2035, as the world’s leading experts on the iconic Arctic species believe the bears that summer around Churchill are doomed.

It is important to note that a World Heritage site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg will be a huge economic boost for Manitoba. If Bipole III is constructed through the east side, we severely reduce our chance of receiving this internationally prestigious designation and consequently the best free

You know there’s something special about the Manitoba wilderness when you’re living in a sub-tropical country, but all you can think about is camping in the Whiteshell and hiking in Turtle Mountain. Those thoughts crossed my mind during the sweltering summer I spent in Taiwan in 2007. As the thermometer

Camp Tim opens near Pinawa in 2013. In what’s been a series of fits and starts, the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation has finally reached a deal with the province to build what’s billed as a first-rate camp for underprivileged kids on Sylvia Lake on the Winnipeg River system. The year-round

An environmental coalition surprised Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen Tuesday with 10,000 letters urging the province to stand firm against a major transmission line down the east side of Lake Winnipeg. McFadyen and his party have long opposed the government’s stance, arguing BiPole III should be built down the east side,

Notice from Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency:   5388.00 – EAST SIDE ROAD AUTHORITY INC. – ALL SEASON ROAD FROM PROVINCIAL ROAD 304 TO THE COMMUNITY OF BERENS RIVER 05-08-2010 Public comment invited on the Comprehensive Study Scoping Document   Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada invite the public to

Manitoba Conservation’s Fire Program is reminding residents of the province to be safe and be careful around all outdoor fires while camping, hiking and enjoying Manitoba’s summer. To date this spring, the program has recorded 133 fires, 128 human caused and five caused by lightning.  The 3,500-hectare Berens River fire

Manitoba Conservation reminds the public to avoid picking up or disturbing young wild animals thought to be abandoned, as they are most likely not orphaned. Each year, many young wild animals are unnecessarily picked up by well-intentioned people and turned in to natural resource officers or wildlife rehabilitators for treatment

The first carbon tax in Manitoba’s history is too limited to do much good for the environment, critics say. The $10-a-tonne tax, announced in the budget on Wednesday by Finance Minister Greg Selinger, won’t kick in until July 2011, and is limited to emissions from coal-fired industry, which environmentalists say is already in decline. “There’s not

Environmentalists and Canada’s pulp and paper companies—including three operating in Manitoba—have decided it’s better to co-operate than fight. On Tuesday, an historic agreement was announced that will halt new logging on 29 million hectares of forest for three years while plans are developed to protect endangered caribou and other species.

A group of Brandonites with mountain bikes is working hard this summer to put the “ride” back in Riding Mountain by creating a trail that actually illustrates why the park deserves its name.