East Side Protection Welcomed

Re: Manitoba protects over 800,000 hectares boreal forest, land for UNESCO bid (June 16)

An ancient and largely undisturbed wilderness, about 20 times the size of Winnipeg, is now legally protected from industrial activities such as logging, mining, and hydro developments.

Congratulations to Poplar River First Nation for their hard … Continue Reading

Inflated threats

I am sincerely tired of hearing the same baseless claims made about Bipole III. A west-side Bipole III will not cost each Manitoba family $11,748. In fact, it is Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen who believes we are not paying enough for hydro and thinks we should have rates hiked to … Continue Reading

CPAWS Applauds Wilderness Protection Announcement

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is cheering the protection of a huge area of Manitoba’s Boreal Forest that was announced by the provincial government today. The ancient and largely undisturbed wilderness, about 20 times the size of Winnipeg, was legally protected from industrial activities such as logging, mining, … Continue Reading

Transmission corridor or World Heritage site?

BLOODVEIN RIVER, MANITOBA—Rob Whaley and his friends just discovered something about one of Canada’s most pristine wilderness areas: just when you get away from it all, you can’t, because a provincial premier and 38 other people might drop in.

That’s what Whaley, a Huntsville, Ont., family doctor, found out as … Continue Reading

Bipole III: $11,000 vs $13.68

Here’s a partial transcript of what happened Monday night at the legislative building.

It was sent to me by the NDP.

The Selinger government sees itself increasingly under pressure from Hugh McFadyen’s Tories on the Bipole III file, and whether the line should be built down the short, and less … Continue Reading