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Solution for saline areas? Stay off them

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

Rain is good for saline areas, but the effect is generally temporary, said Tom Jensen of the International Plant Nutrition Institute. Heavy rains wash the salts down deeper, but when the soil dries out, evaporation brings it back to the surface. “The only way to effectively manage salinity is to lower the water table. That’s

News

City’s Sewage Discharges Detrimental To Lake Winnipeg

November 10, 2011

STAFF / Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) was quick to pounce on recent news reports that the City of Winnipeg has been discharging partly treated sewage into the Red River. The news that the City of Winnipeg s South End Water Pollution Centre has been discharging up to 60 million litres of sewage into the Red

News

Climate Change Likely To Spur Water Scarcity

By Deborah Zabarenko November 3, 2011

Like oil in the 20th century, water could be the essential commodity on which the 21st century will turn. With seven billion people on the planet as of Oct. 31, water use is exponentially expanding as urbanization and development drive demand like never before more than twice the rate of population increase in the last

News

Where’s The Wetlands?

October 27, 2011

staff / Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is concerned the provincial government did not specifically reference wetlands, or the protection of wetlands, as a part of the solution to Manitoba s flooding and water quality problems in the recent throne speech. We are disappointed, as will be our 19,000-plus volunteers and supporters, says Bob Grant, manager

Opinion

Water Management Key Election Issue

By Doug Chorney September 22, 2011

When Manitoba was hit hard by flooding this year, it was a major wake-up call about the need to focus on properly managing our watershed systems. Water quality and water management are complex issues, and what we need is an extensive water strategy involving all stakeholders that addresses the interconnected challenges we are facing. Heading

Opinion

If You Drain Them, Floods Will Come

By Pascal Badiou September 1, 2011

Given how saturated the soil was last fall, coupled with record snowfall throughout the Canadian Prairies, it’s no surprise to witness the unprecedented flooding that has occurred along the Assiniboine River and its tributaries this year. However, this situation is much worse because of wetland drainage across the Prairies. Wetland drainage increases the probability of

Weather

Arctic Sea Ice At Record Low

By Daniel Bezte July 14, 2011

I’ll have to admit the biggest request for weather articles lately has been related to all of the rain that some regions have seen over the last few months. If you are one of those people waiting to see just how much rain fell and how it compares to past years, I’m afraid you will

News

Farmers Face Water Shortage As Climate Changes

July 7, 2011

Farmers, governments and regulators should take preventive action to improve water management, because climate change will tighten water supplies for agriculture, the United Nations’ food agency said. Climate change will be bringing higher temperatures and more frequent droughts, reducing water availability especially in water-scarce regions, while melting glaciers will eventually cut water supplies in major

Livestock

Blue-Green Algae Poisoning

June 30, 2011

DVM Having practised in Western Canada for over 25 years I have yet to diagnose a known case of algae poisoning. In Eastern Canada, with the growing human and livestock populations surrounding water bodies, there have been increasing problems, and it may only be a matter of time before the incidence increases out west. With

Opinion

Making Friends With The Enemy

By Laura Rance-Unger May 19, 2011

You can’t help but marvel at Manitoba’s capacity for fighting water. It’s become part of who we are as a province – Herculean efforts of people, money, sand and machines against the forces of nature. As we went to press this week, it was not clear who would win this latest round. This province is

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Tag Archives Aquatic ecology

Solution for saline areas? Stay off them

City’s Sewage Discharges Detrimental To Lake Winnipeg

Climate Change Likely To Spur Water Scarcity

Where’s The Wetlands?

Water Management Key Election Issue

If You Drain Them, Floods Will Come

Arctic Sea Ice At Record Low

Farmers Face Water Shortage As Climate Changes

Blue-Green Algae Poisoning

Making Friends With The Enemy

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