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Manitoba’s Seal River a bright spot for birds — and conservation – The Narwhal
Sept. 23, 2024 In the Seal River watershed, the site of a proposed Indigenous-led conservation project, community members worked with the Audubon Society to identify more species than were previously known A new study out of northern Manitoba is helping to make the case for Indigenous-led conservation amidst a global biodiversity crisis, putting the spotlight […]
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SCO Seeks Charter Rights for Lake Winnipeg and Environmental Assessment
September 19, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is taking Manitoba Hydro and the Government of Manitoba to court. Decades of poor decision-making and Hydro friendly regulation have left Lake Winnipeg, known traditionally as Weeniibiikiisagaygun, on life support. SCO is launching a Charter challenge, an unprecedented move in Canada, […]
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Coming home after nearly month-long wildfire evacuation ‘made me feel kind of whole,’ says Bunibonibee woman – CBC
Sep 12, 2024 All residents home after massive August wildfire forced full evacuation of northeastern Manitoba community Residents forced to evacuate Bunibonibee Cree Nation earlier this summer have now all returned home, almost a month after an out-of-control wildfire prompted a full-scale evacuation of the northeastern Manitoba community. A slew of flights, including military Hercules […]
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Fire Bulletin #17
August 29, 2024 There are currently 83 active wildfires across the province, with a total of 275 wildfires this season. Due to ongoing lightning and human caused fires, new wildfire starts continue to persist, especially in the western region. The wildfire (NO097) approximately 10 kilometres (km) south of the community of Bunibonibee Cree Nation (Oxford […]
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New Ducks Unlimited Canada Tool Maps Prairie Biodiversity
August 22, 2024 Innovative study highlights 39 per cent more species on sites with conservation easements compared to unprotected lands Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is proud to announce the first successful application of a groundbreaking biodiversity tool, which demonstrates the critical role that conservation easements and similar programs play in supporting biodiversity and protecting natural […]
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Northern First Nation residents displaced by wildfire frustrated by conditions at emergency shelter – CBC
Some members of Bunibonibee Cree Nation staying at an emergency shelter in Winnipeg say they’re waiting for better accommodations days after an approaching wildfire forced them to leave their homes. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6484391
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Bunibonibee Cree Nation scrambles to get people out as approaching wildfire threatens ‘serious danger’: chief – CBC
Aug 16, 2024 Chief Richard Hart says community hopes to send another 800 people to safety on Friday The chief of a northeastern Manitoba First Nation says crews are scrambling to get as many people out as they can before a growing wildfire starts moving toward the community again. Somewhere around 1,500 or 1,600 people […]
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Northern Manitoba First Nation evacuates as wildfire burns nearby – Global News
August 14, 2024 A northern Manitoba First Nation is being evacuated as a nearby wildfire threatens to edge closer to the community because of wind. The Canadian Red Cross says it is supporting the evacuation of Bunibonibee Cree Nation, formerly known as Oxford House. The email you need for the day’s top news stories from […]
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Fire Bulletin #15
August 14, 2024 There are currently 71 active wildfires across the province, with a total of 233 wildfires to date. Lightning and human caused fires continue to persist with hot and dry conditions although there could be some scattered and isolated showers across Manitoba over the next few days. A large wildfire (NO097) south of […]
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Statement from Minister Sajjan regarding wildfires in northern Manitoba
From: Public Safety Canada August 14, 2024 Ottawa (Ontario) Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, issued the following statement: “Wildfires continue to be a danger across Canada, including in northern Manitoba, […]
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