
Tag Archives Earth

Forest fire smoke invades Manitoba skies
Thick smoke from neighbouring forest fires has been lingering over Manitoba but experts say it’s unlikely to impact plant growth
New centre for climate risk reduction on the Prairies
The centre will focus on building community resilience

Creating environmentally literate citizens
A new educational site is being developed in Rivers, Man., with the goal of immersing youth in natural surroundings to instil the importance of environmental issues

Province says highway ditches not part of weed control ban
The AMM wants some areas to be exempt from new restrictions on cosmetic pesticides

Drought causes land to rise like uncoiled spring
Scientists used GPS technology to track uplift from recent massive loss of water

Pesticide labels and our reputation
The costly consequences of breaking the rules
Difficult questions

Prepare now for future climate havoc, IISD report urges
Coulter-Waskada bridge to be repaired by early spring, says province
The value of trees
Bipole’s green light leaves farmers seeing red
The CEC criticized Manitoba Hydro’s environmental assessments and says more consultation is needed with farmers, but it granted the environmental licence
Manitoba’s Clean Environment Commission (CEC) has granted an environment licence for Manitoba Hydro’s Bipole III transmission line, despite issuing a report criticizing the Crown corporation’s lack of consideration for agricultural and environmental concerns. “I’m extremely disappointed… it’s a sad, sad day for agriculture,” said Karen Friesen, president of the Bipole III Coalition, which represents affected