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Re: Province providing funds for east side land use plans (Aug. 20)

I was delighted to read the Manitoba government is starting to make good on its long overdue commitment to support First Nations on the east side of Lake Winnipeg in producing community lands management plans.

Half a million … Continue Reading

Province Provides $500,000 to Support Development of Land-use Planning on East Side of Lake Winnipeg

The province is providing $500,000 to support land-use planning on the East Side of Lake Winnipeg which will give local communities a greater say over how resources in the region are utilized, Conservation Minister Stan Struthers announced today.

“We want the people of the area to have input into future … Continue Reading

Protect boreal forest: paddler

JAY Morrison paddled 3,000 kilometres through heat and storms to deliver a paddle to the Manitoba legislature yesterday.

The 57-year-old member of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) put his canoe-kayak hybrid in the Gulf Of St. Lawrence on April 9, and arrived in Winnipeg — somewhat tanned — … Continue Reading