
Tag Archives Conservation Districts

Watershed districts optimistic about provincial funding
The four per cent increase in funds may mean waiting municipalities can join the watershed district program

Manitoba government proclaims Watershed District Act
District members had expressed concern that act would be delayed, complicating plans

Watershed districts waiting on funds to bring in new municipalities
Expansion has been on hold while the program is modernized, the province says
Pembina Valley Conservation District celebrates 30th year

Province on track to proclaim watershed regulations

Manitoba’s conservation districts to be revamped
Plans to realign districts along watershed lines have been in discussion for years

First-ever plan on economics of water storage networks in development
Theirs will be a first-ever plan that builds an investment case for flood and drought resiliency, says Seine Rat River Conservation District manager

Consultations on streamlined drainage regulation end January 19
The draft regulations aim to reduce red tape and wait times, while increasing protection for wetlands

New era begins for conservation districts in 2019
Amalgamations will reduce the number of conservation districts from 18 to 14, hereafter to be called watershed districts

A watershed moment — province funds Conservation Trust
When fully capitalized, the fund is expected to generate about $5 million a year for projects and environmental goods and services
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