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 [...]
Posted on 31 May 2010
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 [...]
Posted on 18 March 2010
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 [...]
Posted on 08 March 2010
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 [...]
Posted on 27 November 2009
Today marked a three-level commitment of support for improvements to the existing South End Water Pollution Control Centre in Winnipeg. The project involves improvements to the existing South End [...]
Posted on 25 September 2009
Manitoba is strengthening its strategy for healthy waterways with an investment of $1 million to protect and restore wetlands including its largest marshes, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick [...]
Posted on 27 August 2009
The third and fourth groups of projects under the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund have been announced. Initiatives funded by the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund are designed to preserve and protect the environment [...]
Posted on 26 June 2009
Funding of $1.1 million to help clean up the Lake Winnipeg watershed will help develop an integrated water resource management approach, which is critical to dealing with the problem, according to the [...]
Posted on 05 June 2009
A joint Manitoba-Israel collaboration on research into wetlands and watersheds will be supported by a $100,000 grant from the province, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced yesterday. "This [...]
Posted on 30 March 2009
New measures were announced last week by Manitoba's Conservation Minister Stan Struthers as part of an aggressive plan to reduce phosphorus that promotes growth of algae blooms that threaten the health [...]
Posted on 04 September 2008
Due to overwhelming interest to help protect Lake Winnipeg, the deadline for project submissions to the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Fund is being extended from September 1 to September 30. Yesterday James [...]