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CCPA Review: Critics of Hydro/Government plans for Bipole III lack credibility
Last month the Winnipeg Free Press published a full page of criticism regarding the decision to run the Bipole III transmission line down the West Side of Lake Winnipeg. The critique consists of two parts, namely, an open letter by 18 retired engineers titled, “Engineers united on east side,” and
Environmental groups give Manitoba an award
Today 10 leading environmental groups gave the Manitoba government and Indigenous partners on the east side of Lake Winnipeg an award for their work to promote the creation of an UNESCO world heritage site in this spectacular tract of intact boreal forest.
UNESCO approval is $20-M fund’s goal
Seeks to prove value of lake’s east side
Five First Nations communities on the east side of Lake Winnipeg hope you open your wallet to help tell the world their ancestral home is worthy of a United Nations world heritage designation.
The goal of the Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project … Continue Reading
Wild Things
We grabbed our paddles and headed into the deep woods
I was startled from my dreamless sleep by a spine-tingling snarl in the thick boral forest not far from my small tent.
Too close for comfort, but thrilling in a spooky sort of way. Quickly, I clicked on my headlamp … Continue Reading
The land that gives life
Eastside says no to Hydro, yes to roads and eco-tourism
AS she surveys the bountiful boreal forest spreading out in all directions from the boulder strewn shore of Weaver Lake, Sophia Rebliauskas reflects on what this land on the east side of Lake Winnipeg means to her people.
“It is … Continue Reading
Residential school survivors learn to heal at Manitoba Lake
A group of Ojibwa elders returns prefers the lessons of the land to the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Keith Berens recalled being beaten at a residential day school on his Manitoba reserve.
“They hit us with yardsticks across the back, or made us kneel all day on … Continue Reading
Group works towards getting world heritage site designation for boreal forest area
A group of First Nations from Manitoba and Ontario are working together to have their traditional lands deemed UNESCO World Heritage site.
“There are fewer and fewer places in the world that have been left undeveloped, unchanged by human activity” said Gord Jones, with the Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage group.… Continue Reading
Tories get 10,000 letters against BiPole on east side
An environmental coalition surprised Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen Tuesday with 10,000 letters urging the province to stand firm against a major transmission line down the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
McFadyen and his party have long opposed the government’s stance, arguing BiPole III should be built down the east side, … Continue Reading
Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen Gets A Message – No East Side BiPole
McFadyen holds a CD containing almost 10,000 letters from concerned international citizensToday, Manitoba Tory leader Hugh McFadyen got a message from nearly 10,000 international supporters of the proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site, who agree with the Province of Manitoba that the east side of Lake Winnipeg is no place … Continue Reading
Conservation minister speaks about Manitoba’s east side opportunity
Bill Blaikie, Minister of Conservation, speaks about Manitoba’s east side opportunity. Part of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Speakers series.
