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CPAWS Commends Progress Toward East Side World Heritage Site
The Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is celebrating Canada’s submission to the United Nations for a World Heritage Site on the east side of Lake Winnipeg – the Heart of the Boreal. The 43,000 km² World Heritage Site proposal is an initiative of five First Nations straddling the Manitoba-Ontario … Continue Reading
Big wilderness protected by Bloodvein plan
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is cheering the protection of a huge area of Manitoba’s Boreal Forest announced today.
The vast area on the east side of Lake Winnipeg is home to Bloodvein First Nation. They worked with the province to develop a land use plan that is … Continue Reading
Protecting the Bloodvein River
The Pimachiowin Aki project aims to designate Manitoba’s Bloodvein River and surrounding forests a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Bald eagles soar over Manitoba’s Bloodvein River and a forest of lichen-draped Jack pines and mattress-thick moss. Piloted by grinning guides who shout at one another in Ojibwa, our boats splash through … Continue Reading
David Suzuki: Protecting the boreal wilderness known as Pimachiowin Aki
According to a study published several years ago in the journal Science, few places on our planet have been untouched by modern humans. Satellite images taken from thousands of kilometres above the Earth reveal a world that has been irrevocably changed by human land use over the past few decades.… Continue Reading
Ross response to Blaikie info on Bipole III is unacceptable
In recent weeks, the Brandon Sun has published a number of pieces calling for Manitoba Hydro and the Manitoba government to build the proposed Bipole III transmission line on the east side of Lake Winnipeg rather than the west side.
A letter to the editor on July 8, 2011, from … Continue Reading
Weighing the Costs of Bipole III
Dear Editor;
Garland Laliberte and Karen Friesen’s letter of July 8, 2011 (Weighing the costs of Bipole III) is presumably intended to clarify the difference in the cost of running the Bipole III transmission line down the west side of Lake Winnipeg as opposed to the east side. If that … Continue Reading
Fast Facts: Bi Pole III: Winnipeg Free Press and the Conservative campaign of misinformation
The Winnipeg Free Press editorial “Best use of Hydro’s millions” (July 4) obfuscates several straightforward matters on Bipole III. The editorial states that Manitoba Conservatives claim that Bipole III’s west route “wastes” $3.2 billion (actually $3.62 billion is the latest claim by Hugh McFadyen on June 28). The editorial says … Continue Reading
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
