Global Forest Watch Responds to Comments made during Question Period

During Question Period in the House on April 19th, 2010 Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen incorrectly stated that “it’s Global Forest Watch that said that the west-side line is wrong; it endangers more intact boreal forest than the east-side line.”

In response, Peter Lee, Executive Director of Global Forest Watch – … Continue Reading

Ecotourism and the East Side’s UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Shaking the Tree Radio presents Ecotourism and the East Side’s UNESCO World Heritage Site?

In this show guest hosts Agnes Pawlowksa and Rob Officer discuss the possibilities for ecotourism if the East Side is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Susanne McCrea: Interview by Mary Jane of Wooden Spoons

Susanne McCrea was a guest on the April 16, 2010 edition of Wooden Spoons, produced by Mary Jane. Wooden Spoons is a program of CKUW, 95.9 FM. Click the play button to listen now.… Continue Reading

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Bill 12 – The Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Fund Act

On March 24th , 2010, the Government of Manitoba introduced Bill 12 “The Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Fund Act”.

Once proclaimed, Bill 6 will recognize, in legislation, the establishment of a 10 million dollar trust fund for the proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site for the Eastside of Lake Winnipeg.

To … Continue Reading

Will There be a New UNESCO Site in Manitoba? – A Feature Interview with Conservationist Don Sullivan

“Finding ways to reconnect with the natural world is profoundly important to me in an age where the very thing we depend on to exist — nature — has seemingly been forgotten.
-Don Sullivan

For 25 years Don Sullivan has been visiting the Eastside of Lake Winnipeg. As the former … Continue Reading