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Great Lakes Face Stresses From Run-Off, Invaders

October 13, 2011

chica go/re uters Great Lakes shorelines are becoming clogged by algae blooms fed by agricultural run-off, while invasive mussels decimate the food chain in deeper waters, according to the National Wildlife Federation. The five lakes, which contain one-fifth of the world s fresh water and supply tens of millions of people, may be veering close

News

Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

By Shannon VanRaes September 29, 2011

On a quiet stretch of road by North Shoal Lake, Howard Hilstrom pulls over to talk flooding with a group of neighbours. The flood isn t over for us, it s just as bad as it was this spring, said the cattle producer and former member of parliament. He noted three provincial roads in the

Opinion

Revenue From Wetlands

April 7, 2011

When the health of Lake Erie began to deteriorate in the 1960s, the world noticed. Its problems were visible to millions of people in two countries who live around or near that lake, and it wasn’t hard to find public support for measures to restore it to health. It’s been different for Lake Winnipeg. While

Opinion

Letters – for Jan. 20, 2011

By John Fefchakvirden January 20, 2011

A report worth reading In the Jan. 13 issue of the Co-operator,Doug Faller, policy manager for the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan, gives a comprehensive report on his take of the “Interim Report on the Rail Freight Service Review.” This report is readily found by putting this preceding sentence into your computer search engine. You will

Weather

Big Snows Hit Ontario

By Daniel Bezte December 16, 2010

Every so often a set of atmospheric conditions comes together to create some really remarkable weather. This is what happened last week in Ontario when cold northwesterly winds combined with the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes to produce some remarkable snowfalls. Whenever there is cold air and warm water, you can get what

Livestock, News

Rising Waters Too Expensive To Fight

By Laura Rance-Unger October 7, 2010

Flooded ranchers and landowners around the three Shoal Lakes in the Interlake were told last week it is cheaper for governments to buy them out than come to their rescue with drainage. Area residents who packed into the community hall here had their worst fears confirmed as they learned the conclusions of a study commissioned

Opinion

The Future Is Now

By Laura Rance-Unger October 7, 2010

Tempers flared and fingers pointed as 350 residents from communities surrounding the three Shoal Lakes in the Interlake gathered in Woodlands last week. They were there to hear the long-awaited results of a study into possible solutions for an unfolding natural disaster – the seemingly unstoppable rise in lake levels that is submerging land that

News

Lake improvements required

By Bonnie Baltessen December 11, 2008

“They want us to keep the pressure on.” – Bill Barlow The province will soon see a report card on the health of Lake Winnipeg from the same group that gave it its marching orders for cleaning it up. The Manitoba Conservation Districts Association convention featured an update from three of the leading advocates of

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Great Lakes Face Stresses From Run-Off, Invaders

Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

Revenue From Wetlands

Letters – for Jan. 20, 2011

Big Snows Hit Ontario

Rising Waters Too Expensive To Fight

The Future Is Now

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