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Manitoba to Launch Action Plan for Lake Winnipeg: Selinger

May 31, 2011 - 9:38 am

The Government of Manitoba will take the steps necessary to save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced today, concluding Dr. Peter Leavitt's five-year study of the lake. Leavitt's study of Lake Winnipeg, commissioned by the province, is a comprehensive report that establishes a benchmark...

Categories: News, Western Canada

Bio or Bust

March 28, 2011 - 1:13 pm

“Anybody who thinks this is a run-of-the-mill problem is wrong,” says John Fjeldsted, executive director of the Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA). “Make no mistake—this is a world-class problem. Maybe we should think of a world-class solution.” He’s referring to Lake...

Categories: Features

Pilot Aims to Keep Pollutants Out of Lake Winnipeg

November 30, 2010 - 12:38 pm

A pilot project at Netley-Libau Marsh, supported by $150,000 in provincial funding, will explore ways of preventing pollutants from getting into Lake Winnipeg while at the same time reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, Manitoba's Premier Greg Selinger announced today. In partnership with the International...

Categories: News, Western Canada

Manitoba to Develop New Conservation Plan

August 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...

Categories: National, News

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