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 Items tagged: Christine MelnickItems Found: 18Around the WorldJune 20, 2011 - 9:41 am “People ask what Manitoba and Israel could possibly have in common. Well, the answer is water. And we’re learning through collaboration how we can do things better,” says Christine Melnick, Manitoba’s minister of water stewardship. It turns out that Israel isn’t the only country that has... Categories: Features Manitoba Announces Shoreline Protection PilotApril 27, 2011 - 11:00 am The Manitoba government is supporting a $100,000 pilot project to preserve and build up Victoria beach, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced today. Through a grant to the Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach, the funding will help build up the beach using a process called aggradation... Categories: News, Western Canada Manitoba Funds Flood Protection StudyApril 8, 2011 - 3:22 pm The Manitoba government has set aside a total of $740,000 to conduct feasibility studies for future permanent, community flood-protection dikes in 11 municipalities for consideration, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced yesterday. “The value of community ring dikes in the Red... Categories: News, Western Canada Plan to Clean Up Lake Winnipeg Bolstered by New Research ChairDecember 8, 2010 - 9:04 am The appointment of Dr. David Lobb as Manitoba's first-ever research chair in watershed systems is a significant step in developing new, innovative ways to clean up Lake Winnipeg, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick and Dr. Digvir Jayas, University of Manitoba vice-president (research), announced... Categories: News, Western Canada Canada-Manitoba Sign Lake Winnipeg Clean-Up MemorandumSeptember 13, 2010 - 2:39 pm Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Provencher, on behalf of Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, and Manitoba's Minister of Water Stewardship, Christine Melnick, today signed a Canada-Manitoba Memorandum of Understanding Respecting Lake Winnipeg and the Lake... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Manitoba to Develop New Conservation PlanAugust 24, 2010 - 6:49 am Water conservation efforts in Manitoba will be further improved with the development of a new strategic plan by Manitoba Water Stewardship and the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), supported by an $80,000 grant to IISD, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick... Manitoba District Celebrates Completion of IWM PlanJuly 5, 2010 - 12:47 pm Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick today congratulated the Seine-Rat River Conservation District and its project management team for completing the Seine River integrated watershed management plan, one of the first plans to be initiated in Manitoba. "We recognize and appreciate the Seine-Rat... Categories: News, Western Canada Feds Ban Dish Detergents Containing PhosphorusMay 31, 2010 - 2:38 pm An effort led by Manitoba to reduce phosphorus in consumer products across Canada goes into effect July 1 when a ban on dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus is enacted across the country, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced last week. “I am pleased the federal government... Making Progress on Lake Winnipeg RecommendationsMarch 18, 2010 - 2:29 pm Two years after the release of the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board's final report containing 135 recommendations for action, the board has evaluated the progress made by the Government of Manitoba in implementing the recommendations, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick said today, as she released... Categories: News, Western Canada NAWS Project Ruled in Manitoba's FavourMarch 8, 2010 - 12:10 pm 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... Categories: International, News, Western Canada |
