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 Items tagged: ManitobaItems Found: 45Salki on StorageApril 15, 2012 - 4:12 pm The Water Canada team spent last week in Banff at the fifth annual Water Technologies Symposium. Thursday's keynote speaker, Lake Winnipeg Foundation's Alex Salki, took some time to chat with me about Manitoba's developing surface water strategy. We also chatted about one of the possible solutions to... Categories: Blog Manitoba to Create Surface Water Management StrategyApril 3, 2012 - 10:42 am The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a provincewide Surface Water Management Strategy, which will be a guide for responsible future planning for watersheds across the province... Categories: News, Western Canada Manitoba Seeks Input on New Groundwater and Water Well ActMarch 28, 2012 - 9:19 am Manitoba is seeking input from the public, the water well-drilling industry, the geothermal industry, and other stakeholders on a new Groundwater and Water Well Act. Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh made the announcement last week on World Water Day, asking the public... Categories: News, Western Canada Prairie 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 |
