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Manitoba Government Announces Additional Supports for Healthy Watersheds
December 4, 2023 Watershed Districts Program Helps Protect Lake Winnipeg, Safeguard Health of Waterways: Schmidt The Manitoba government is investing an additional $294,000 to expand the Watershed Districts Program, Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt announced today in advance of the Manitoba Association of Watersheds conference. “Improving watershed health is such an important part […]
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Minister Sajjan reaffirms support to the province of Manitoba to respond and recover from disasters
From: Public Safety Canada November 15, 2023 Winnipeg, Manitoba Disasters cause by climate related natural disasters are a growing threat to the safety and economic stability of Canadian communities. The Government of Canada is committed to helping Canadians whose lives are affected when emergencies happen, helping communities deal with the realities of increased climate-related risks […]
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Manitoba Conservation Officer Service Enforcement Update
Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources advises conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba’s natural resources through a variety of enforcement activities across the province including roadside checkstops in key locations to ensure compliance with natural resource and public safety legislation. On Oct. 23, conservation officers from Ashern and Lundar responded to […]
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Community Wildfire Prevention Grants Now Available
November 01, 2023 $150,000 worth of grants to help Canadian communities increase resilience to wildfire WINNIPEG, MB – The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa) has once again partnered with FireSmartTM Canada and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) to offer Community Wildfire Prevention Grants. These grants are part of Wawanesa’s broader commitment to building climate-resilient […]
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Statement from Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt on International Day of Climate Action
October 24, 2023 Today, on the International Day of Climate Action, I reaffirm our government’s commitment to take meaningful climate action to protect Manitoba’s lands and waters and work towards net zero targets. The International Day of Climate Action is a worldwide movement started by young people concerned about climate change. I am grateful to […]
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The Manitoba Métis Federation announces 4th Annual Moose Conservation Harvesting Initiative starting October 4th, 2023
September 27, 2023 The MMF, the National Government of the Red River Métis, will once again reopen the Duck and Porcupine Mountains – GHAs 13, 13A, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C-to Red River Métis Harvesters for the limited harvest of bull moose through the Moose Conservation Harvesting Initiative starting October 4th, 2023. Red River Métis Harvesters […]
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Regulator rules in favour of Trans Mountain route deviation – Discover Westman
Sep 26 2023 The Canada Energy Regulator has approved Trans Mountain Corp.’s application to modify the pipeline’s route, a decision that could spare the government-owned pipeline project from an additional nine-month delay. The regulator made the ruling Monday, just one week after hearing oral arguments from Trans Mountain and a B.C. First Nation that opposes […]
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The Indigenous Youth, Art and Water Initiative – Fall 2023 Update – CIER
September 19, 2023 The Indigenous Youth, Art and Water Initiative (IYAWI)—the first phase of the Indigenous Water Allyship—has completed its outreach for applications from organizations, and 31 applications were received and carefully reviewed. The five-member jury selected the nine strongest applicants, who will receive a grant of $50,000 to create meaningful social art projects in […]
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Call for submissions: Indigenous Perspectives case studies
Applications are now open for our 2024 Indigenous Perspectives case study series, an annual series in partnership with the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER). We invite Indigenous researchers, Knowledge Holders, and writers interested in advancing climate policy to propose case studies for this year’s series. Lead applicants must self-identify as Indigenous to Canada. If […]
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Travel Grants for Indigenous People of Canada and Northerners to attend the Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference
August 2, 2023 Members of Canada’s Indigenous and northern communities requiring financial support to attend the Adaptation Futures 2023 conference can apply for a travel bursary by emailing Anita Murdock at amurdock@yourcier.org. Please provide a short description of why you would like to attend and the benefits you and your community will gain by your participation in […]
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