publications
Federal joint pre-budget submission
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Together with the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, we are asking the government to demonstrate leadership by investing in four key funding priorities originally outlined in our December 2020 joint position paper, Five Things the Federal Government Must Do for Lake Winnipeg.
Provincial letter to Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton
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Our letter to Manitoba’s newly appointed Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton reiterates the urgency with which the provincial government must act to accelerate compliance with phosphorus limits at Winnipeg’s North End Water Pollution Control Centre.
Provincial joint letter to Premier Heather Stefanson
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Along with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, we call for accelerated phosphorus compliance at Winnipeg’s North End Water Pollution Control Centre – and present concrete action the Manitoba government can take to achieve this.
Realizing the Full Potential of Community-Based Monitoring
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Our federal policy brief highlights how phosphorus data generated by the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network can support regional decision-making and funding allocation, and urges any renewed federal program to explicitly recognize the value of LWCBMN data in order to effectively complete the data-to-impact cycle.
Federal submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development: Study on Freshwater
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Our submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development highlights the importance of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s existing regional water programs, and how community-based monitoring data can improve decision-making and resource allocation.
Federal submission re: establishment of a Canada Water Agency
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Our submission on the establishment of a Canada Water Agency emphasizes the need to strengthen existing federal programs, laws and regulations for freshwater protection. We also propose that the new agency be Indigenous-led, creating opportunities to strengthen water governance by recognizing Indigenous jurisdiction and supporting Indigenous knowledge systems.
Provincial submission re: proposed Nutrient Targets Regulation
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Our submission proposed nutrient targets for Lake Winnipeg highlights the need for evidence-based, ecologically meaningful targets which can be linked to concrete timelines, and integrated with new regulatory and incentive-based action, and recommends the proposed regulation be redrafted to achieve measurable results.
Civic submission re: interim phosphorus removal for Winnipeg’s north end sewage treatment plant
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Presenting to the Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and the Environment, we urge councillors to approve funding for interim phosphorus removal, accelerate the implementation timeline and ensure phosphorus removal is optimized in the design and construction of the new biosolids facility.
Five Things the Federal Government Must Do for Lake Winnipeg
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Jointly created by LWF and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective, this position paper offers five recommendations for the federal government to achieve real impact for Lake Winnipeg by strengthening established programs, acting on robust evidence, enforcing existing laws and regulations, and following through on long-standing commitments.
Civic submission re: biosolids treatment capacity
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Presenting to the Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and the Environment, we remind councillors of the need to reserve biosolids capacity for the effective implementation on interim phosphorus removal at the north end sewage treatment plant in order to protect Lake Winnipeg.