Articles May, 2007
Save trees, help world, Canada told
FIFTEEN hundred of the world’s most respected scientists on climate change yesterday called on Canada to take political action to protect its vast boreal forests from development.
The boreal forest, stretching across Manitoba’s northern and central regions, is the province’s biggest forest zone.
The life of the planet may depend … Continue Reading
Doer vows to protect pristine park reserve
POPLAR RIVER FIRST NATION — From the sky above this northern community, the towering evergreens coat the ground with a rich green sheen and the fast-flowing waters of the Poplar River sparkle royal blue.
It is, said Premier Gary Doer Friday, “the greatest undiscovered area anywhere in North America.”
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