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 Items tagged: ManitobaItems Found: 42Prairie Flooding Takes Top Spot on Weather Stories ListJanuary 2, 2012 - 1:07 pm Spring flooding in Canada's Prairie region took 2011's top spot in Environment Canada's annual list of top weather stories. Epic melts occurred everywhere, says EC's website, from the Qu’Appelle Valley to eastern Manitoba and from The Pas south to the Canadian-American border—resulting in... Lake Winnipeg Clean Up Projects Receive FundingOctober 17, 2011 - 1:17 pm The federal government has announced over $398,000 in federal funding for nine new community projects supported under the fifth round of the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund. Turtle Mountain Conservation District Pembina and Long River Riparian Enhancement Program, $20,000 Centre for Indigenous... Categories: News, Western Canada Around 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 Selinger Unveils New Plan for Lake WinnipegJune 3, 2011 - 9:13 am The Government of Manitoba will take new action to protect the province’s water and save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced yesterday. “The stakes are too high and the time to take action is now,” said Selinger. “Lake Winnipeg is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world... Categories: News, Western Canada Manitoba to Launch Action Plan for Lake Winnipeg: SelingerMay 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 Know Your WellMay 6, 2011 - 10:49 am For Saskatchewan , spring runoff season presents a huge risk for private well contamination, especially considering the province’s high levels of arsenic, selenium, and uranium. At the height of this year’s flood crisis in the Prairies, Terry Hanley, director of science, information, and monitoring... Categories: Features Red Cross Offers Help for Flood EvacueesApril 28, 2011 - 10:18 am With floods expected to worsen with the spring thaw, the Canadian Red Cross is ready to ramp up its response for families who have been evacuated in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. "The Canadian Red Cross is a leader in disaster response in Canada and around the world," says Ange Sawh, director... Categories: News, Western Canada 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 The Flood from AboveApril 20, 2011 - 12:55 pm Today Vicki Burns posted this North Dakota National Guard aerial video of the major flooding occurring along the Red River. We see this devastation annually in Canada's Prairie region, but Burns says that this year's event is being called Manitoba's second-worst flood in 150 years—30 municipalities... Categories: Blog 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 Advertisement
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