The Manitoba Government has committed funding to a feasibility study for building a new deep water port in Port Nelson connecting Western Canada by rail to the abandoned port on the Hudson Bay. The purpose of the port and rail line is to carry extracted resources, bitumen and potash, from…
The Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is suing the City of Winnipeg and the Federal Government for compensation for harms resulting from the building of the city’s water aqueduct. The construction of the aqueduct left the community on a man-made island, cut off from access to the mainland. It meant…
We absolutely must change our approach to projects that have impact on land, wilderness and water. Undertaking thorough, transparent, and proactive environmental assessments is crucial to our long term well being.