News Archives

February 11, 2008
Group opposes logging in parks
Winnipeg Free Press

February 5, 2008
NDP reaffirms support for Boreal forest
CJOB.com

February 2, 2008
NDP intent on protecting forest
Winnipeg Free Press

January 19, 2008
Colour-shifting lake given special protection
Winnipeg Sun

January 17, 2008
On a boreal highway to nowhere
Winnipeg Sun

January 15, 2008
'Linear features' hurt caribou, moose
Winnipeg Sun

January 11, 2008
Keep east side pristine
Winnipeg Free Press

November 19, 2007
Manitoba Caribou Get a Break
Manitoba Conservation

November 12, 2007
Protecting Colour-changing Lake - Little Limestone
Province seeks public input about expiring protection
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Manitoba chapter

October 15, 2007
Pact protects woodland caribou habitat
Tembec agrees to restrict logging
Winnipeg Free Press

October 11, 2007
WOODLAND CARIBOU HABITAT TO BE PROTECTED
Forest Stewardship Council Certification

October 10, 2007
Threatened Species Habitat Protected on East Side of Lake Winnipeg
Forestry operations off-limits in important woodland caribou habitat
Media Release

October 10, 2007
Threatened caribou habitat protected
The Winnipeg Sun

October 8, 2007
Look at us, world
Manitoba pitches boreal forest as UNESCO site
Winnipeg Free Press

September 21, 2007
Park reserve expansion sought
Added protection of habitats would complement eco-development
Interlake Spectator

September 13, 2007
Manitoba's newest Park Reserve protects unique colour-changing lake
Southern Manitoba Review

September 7, 2007
Re: Canadians fear climate change: poll

September 5, 2007
Canadians fear climate change: poll
Winnipeg Free Press

September 1, 2007
Re: Parks group calls for action to protect Manitoba caribou (Aug 30)

September 1, 2007
Re: Park reserve expansion urged (Aug 30)
New Park Good for All

August 30, 2007
Park reserve expansion urged
Winnipeg Sun

August 30, 2007
Parks group calls for action to protect Manitoba caribou
Winnipeg Free Press

August 29, 2007
First Nation Calls for Park
Special Report Released Today
Media Release

August 28, 2007
Manitoba’s Caribou Strategy Will Fail to Save Threatened Species
Protecting large habitat areas required for survival
CPAWS Manitoba & Sierra Club of Canada Press Release

August 27, 2007
Re: Boreal beauty in city
Letter Of The Day

August 27, 2007
Re: Doers Green Commitment Questioned
Winnipeg Free Press - Letters to the Editor

August 24, 2007
Boreal beauty in city
Winnipeg Free Press

August 23, 2007
Atlantic-to-Arctic voyage ends in The Pas
Winnipeg Free Press

July 23, 2007
Photo Contest Promotes Conservation
Manitoba lags behind western provinces in protected areas

July 21, 2007
CPAWS CELEBRATES CANADA'S PARKS DAY
CPAWS urges Manitoba government to make good on long overdue protected area commitments
CPAWS Press Release

July 20, 2007
Colour-changing Lake becomes a Park Reserve
Little Limestone Lake and surrounding lands
CPAWS Press Release

June 18, 2007
East side forests essential
Re: Lake Winnipeg is in trouble, June 11
Winnipeg Free Press

June 16, 2007
Whiteshell clearcut a benefit, says province
Winnipeg Free Press

June 12, 2007
Species threatened with extinction: province
Manitoba adds bird, plants to list
Winnipeg Free Press

May 17, 2007
1,500 scientists urge saving Canada’s boreal forest
Manitoba NDP Website

May 15, 2007
Save trees, help world, Canada told
Country has unique role, scientists say
Winnipeg Free Press

May 12, 2007
Doer vows to protect pristine park reserve
Would permanently block development
Winnipeg Free Press

April 30, 2007
Prize well-deserved
Re: 'Guardian of forest' wins prize for work, April 22.
Winnipeg Free Press - Letter of the Day

April 22, 2007
Manitoba boreal forest activist honoured
CBC News

April 9, 2007
East side road construction set to start
Winnipeg Free Press

April 5, 2007
PROVINCE MOVING FORWARD ON FIRST LEG OF ALL-WEATHER ROAD
Part of $4-billion Commitment To Provincial Highways: Lemieux
Manitoba News Release

April 4, 2007
Help for east side communities
Re: Province gives $2.5M for aboriginal land-use planning (March 24)
Winnipeg Free Press, Letters to the Editor (Unpublished)

April 4, 2007
Air-horn alarm sounded
Winnipeg Free Press

April 4, 2007
First Nations sign accord
Winnipeg Free Press

March 24, 2007
Province gives $2.5M for aboriginal land-use planning
Winnipeg Free Press

March 22, 2007
Federal budget a step forward for nature conservation: CPAWS
CPAWS News Release

March 20, 2007
Federal budget: $7M set aside for Lake Winnipeg
Part of a national water strategy
Winnipeg Free Press

March 20, 2007
Federal budget: Tories scratch surface of green ideas: grocer
Winnipeg Free Press

February 2, 2007
PIMACHIOWIN-AKI PROPOSED WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Manitoba News Release

February 2, 2007
MANITOBA PROVIDES $130,000 TO HELP SECURE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Manitoba News Release

February 2, 2007
Aboriginals want land straddling Manitoba-Ontario made World Heritage Site
Winnipeg Free Press

January 31, 2007
Report says ecological value of Arctic watershed greater than natural resources
Winnipeg Free Press

January 31, 2007
Natural Wealth of the Mackenzie Region close to $500 Billion, says report
Canadian Boreal Initiative

January 27, 2007
CARIBOU, STURGEON, PIPING PLOVER RESEARCH TO BENEFIT FROM SPECIAL CONSERVATION AND ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND
Manitoba News Release

January 26, 2007
New fund helps protect province's threatened caribou
Winnipeg Free Press

January 25, 2007
Save woodland caribou
Letters to the Editor
Winnipeg Free Press

January 2, 2007
Protection Extended and More Area for Manitoba Park Reserves!

December 16, 2006
Wild Space Urged
Winnipeg Sun

December 15, 2006
Park reserves to be protected
Winnipeg Free Press

December 12, 2006
RE: Victoria Secret goes green with catalogue, shuns endangered Canadian forest

December 6, 2006
Victoria's Secret goes green with catalogue, shuns endangered Canadian forest
Winnipeg Free Press

November 21, 2006
Re: Group complains province failing protected areas (Nov. 9)

November 9, 2006
Group complains province failing protected areas
Winnipeg Free Press

October 13, 2006
Tories promise new national parks
CANADIAN PRESS

August 29, 2006
Manigotagan River Photo Gallery now online

August 28, 2006
Help for East Side Welcome
Letters to the Editor
Winnipeg Free Press

August 16, 2006
Province Provides $500,000 to Support Development of Land-use Planning on East Side of Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba News Release

August 15, 2006
East Side River Expedition
CPAWS supports efforts to further conservation and sustainable economies

August 8, 2006
Cross-country Canoeist Supports East Side Protection

August 3, 2006
Canoeist finishes 3,100-km journey
Winnipeg Sun

August 2, 2006
Protect boreal forest: paddler
Winnipeg Free Press

August 1, 2006
Cross - Canada solo canoeist arrives in Winnipeg to support wilderness conservation

July 25, 2006
Your comments are needed on Manitoba's Caribou Recovery Strategy

July 25, 2006
Success! Woodland Caribou protected under Manitoba Endangered Species Act!

June 20, 2006
A Toast to New Protection for Caribou

June 12, 2006
Manitoba Caribou Recovery Strategy

June 8, 2006
Province Helping Protect Woodland Caribou Populations: Struthers
BOREAL WOODLAND CARIBOU LISTED AS THREATENED UNDER MANITOBA'S ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
MANITOBA GOVERNMENT NEWS RELEASE

June 5, 2006
Protect woodland caribou
Letters to the Editor
Winnipeg Free Press

May 30, 2006
Manitoba Failing to Save Woodland Caribou: New Report

May 30, 2006
Put Caribou On Threatened List: Experts

May 30, 2006
Manitoba criticized on woodland caribou
Winnipeg Free Press

May 30, 2006
Province failing caribou: critics
Winnipeg Free Press

April 26, 2006
Manitoba Government Releases Caribou Strategy

April 15, 2006
Province unveils plan to repopulate caribou
Winnipeg Free Press

November 17, 2005
National tour to save Nahanni wilderness stops in Winnipeg

October 8, 2005
Eco-controversy
Conservationists are onside, so why is Chief Ovide Mercredi dead against a new national park?
Winnipeg Free Press

October 3, 2005
Opposition may kill third national park
Interlake communities lukewarm at best to plan
Winnipeg Free Press

May 13, 2005
Avoiding Cottage Sprawl

March 10, 2005
New Atlas Promotes Sustainable Development in the Riding Mountain Region

January 19, 2005
Park will be gift to Canada and the world

November 13, 2004
Linked to the land
Winnipeg Free Press

October 8, 2004
Park would be good for Lake Winnipeg
Letter to the Editor
Winnipeg Free Press

September 2, 2004
Battle brewing over colour-shifting lake
Geologist trying to protect it from mining
Winnipeg Free Press

March 23, 2004
Progress on new national park in Manitoba Lowlands applauded

September 15, 2003
Battle for the Beach
Letter to the Editor

July 28, 2003
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, David Suzuki Foundation and Canadian Boreal Initiative Team Up for Boreal Rendezvous

July 2, 2003
Provincial parks are special places

May 10, 2003
Park not really protected area
Winnipeg Free Press

February 1, 2003
Political legacies at stake
Creation of Manitoba national park still far from a done deal
Winnipeg Free Press

January 14, 2003
Our Parks Deserve Better
Letter to the Editor

Crocus, by Richard Caners