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Funding now open: Canada Water Agency invites applications to protect freshwater ecosystems nationwide
From: Canada Water Agency January 9, 2025 Protecting freshwater resources starts with empowering local initiatives to protect, restore, and conserve this vital resource. Investing in partner-led projects for environmental protection, restoration, and conservation bolsters Canada’s clean-growth economy and ensures the sustainability of freshwater resources for future generations. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment […]
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Manitoba Government Invests $1.5 Million to Support Low-Carbon Future
January 7, 2025 The Manitoba government is investing $1.5 million in the Climate Action Fund to support a low-carbon future, Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt announced today. “We are firmly committed to taking real action to tackle climate change and we have been working hard to have a positive impact on the environment […]
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Churchill at a Crossroads: The long road of integration between western science and local knowledge – Canada’s National Observer
January 6, 2025 This piece is the third in a series on conservation in Northern Manitoba. Read the first part here and the second here. Chapter 7: Churchill’s two solitudes The half-hour drive to the Churchill Northern Studies Centre is winding and bumpy, causing tires to spit gravel and dirt into the air. To the […]
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Parks Canada contributes another $1 million to support ecological corridors in Canada
From: Parks Canada November 29, 2024 The Government of Canada is committed to protecting biodiversity and conserving 30 per cent of land and inland waters and 30 per cent of marine and coastal areas by 2030. But to be most effective, these protected areas must be properly connected to ensure species can move freely, interact, […]
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Town Hall Scheduled to Address Controversial Moose Hunting Regulations – The Graphic Leader
Nov 04, 2024 A town hall meeting hosted by the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) on Tuesday, November 5 aims to inform licensed hunters and anglers about significant changes in wildlife management policies, particularly concerning moose hunting. The event comes in response to growing frustration and concerns over recent government decisions impacting access to natural resources. […]
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“They just want to be heard,” says MB Wildlife Federation Scientific Advisor ahead of town halls – Discover Westman
Nov 04 2024 The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) is hosting a series of town hall meetings this week across Southern Manitoba, including in Pilot Mound, Portage and Brandon. Previous meetings held in Northern and Central Manitoba have garnered significant interest, according to Rob Olson the Federation’s Senior Scientific Advisor. According to the MWF, the meetings are […]
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How five Cree nations in Manitoba are uniting to regain sovereignty and conserve lands – The Narwhal
Nov. 1, 2024 As huge hydroelectric dams blocked most major rivers in northern Manitoba, life for some First Nations forever changed. Five Cree Nations share their stories of the long road back to sovereignty A little ways upstream, the path is cut off by the Long Spruce hydroelectric dam. It’s unassuming from here, dwarfed by […]
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The beautiful and the dammed – Winnipeg Free Press
Nov. 1, 2024 The boat saws left, kicking out a tail of spray that sends a flock of 70-odd geese fluttering into the northern Manitoba sky. Ryan West watches from behind the wheel as they soar over the treetops and the maze of transmission towers that stand like steel scarecrows in the boreal woods. For […]
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Statement from Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt on International Day of Climate Action
October 24, 2024 Today, as Manitoba marks International Day of Climate Action, our government is reaffirming our commitment to taking meaningful climate action to protect Manitoba’s lands and waters and work towards net zero targets. Started by young people concerned about the impact of climate change, the International Day of Climate Action has grown into […]
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Wawanesa Accepting Applications for Community Wildfire Prevention Grants
October 16, 2024 Winnipeg, MB – To help Canadians safeguard their communities from the threat of wildfires, Wawanesa Insurance is offering $150,000 in Community Wildfire Prevention Grants in partnership with FireSmart Canada and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. The deadline to apply for the Community Wildfire Prevention Grants is November 29, 2024. The initiative […]
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