5 February 2012, 4:01 am
For ArgyllPine Falls-Lismore-Cowal connection: Nancy Kovachik on LismoreFor ArgyllShe lives on the shore of Lake Winnipeg which is about a 30 minute drive from where she works. She is also an artist and had begun playing the fiddle about three years ago. It was the fiddle that brought her to the Isl... Read More »
4 February 2012, 1:28 am
More message than money for northern roadWinnipeg Free PressIt's only $2.67 million -- a drop in the bucket of cash needed -- for a project to cut through 1000 kilometres of wilderness and make the first all-weather roads on the east and north sides of Lake Winnipeg. But a federal funding announ... Read More »
2 February 2012, 4:50 pm
Peat mines OK'd despite expert objectionsCBC.caThe Save Lake Winnipeg Act became law on June 16, 2011, and prevents the province's Mining Department from issuing new leases for peat lands. But three corporate entities — Sun Gro, Jiffy, and Berger — received environmental licences to mine... Read More »
2 February 2012, 3:51 pm
CBC.caJets' Byfuglien likely to go to trial on impaired chargesTSNAP WINNIPEG -- Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien will probably go to trial on charges that he operated a boat on a Minnesota lake while he was impaired. The NHL player's defence lawyer, Mitch Robinson, said Thursday he... Read More »
30 January 2012, 1:19 am
Mining peat in lake's watershed opposedWinnipeg Free PressCOTTAGERS and environmentalists are demanding the province reject applications for licences to mine peat in the Lake Winnipeg watershed. "Let's make sure we're not doing things to make the problems in Lake Winnipeg worse," said Vi... Read More »
29 January 2012, 9:39 am
KAREMinn. working to stop Lake Winnipeg's expanding dead zoneMinnesota Public RadioMinnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba are planning to work together to fix an expanding dead zone in Lake Winnipeg. The lake is a major fishery in Manitoba, but it's health is declining because of nutrients lik... Read More »
26 January 2012, 5:54 pm
CTV.caPlane crash survivor speaks out about experienceCTV.caPlane crash survivor Brian Shead speaks at a press conference in Winnipeg on Jan. 26, 2012 in Winnipeg. A file photo from the Transportation Safety Board shows the wreckage from the plane crash in North Spirit Lake. The sole survivor of a p... Read More »
26 January 2012, 9:25 am
Think outside the box to save Lake WinnipegSelkirk Journal“We have a serious problem close at home here,” said Sklar, specifically talking about Lake Winnipeg. Sklar said to address some of the problems with the lake to start thinking and problem solving in a different and innovative ways.and mo... Read More »
21 January 2012, 1:23 am
What if Hydro assumptions wrong?Winnipeg Free PressThe Selinger government has announced that the proposal for a World Heritage Site east of Lake Winnipeg will be forwarded to UNESCO in a matter of days. If timing is everything, is it just a coincidence that the UNESCO proposal would be announced th... Read More »
12 January 2012, 2:05 pm
CBC.caIce fisherman fights frostbite after Lake Winnipeg rescueCBC.caA man whose truck went through the ice on Lake Winnipeg is dealing with severe frostbite on his feet. Al Hadley, 54, lost his boots and ended up in freezing water after the incident late Wednesday afternoon near Beaconia Beach on t... Read More »
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