WCA Environment Committee Report July 2020
Click the link below to see the latest committee report. Environment Committee Report July 13th 2020
Continue ReadingWhiteshell Solid Waste Management Initiatives – Update – July 2020
Further to the June update on solid waste disposal the Parks and Protected Spaces Branch is continuing to implement suggestions that have been received by from our membership and other park stakeholders. See Below Whiteshell Solid Waste Management Initiatives – Update – July 2020 Recently the removal of the existing garbage/recycling cages within the catchment […]
Continue ReadingFISHING SEASON OPENS THIS WEEKEND
The 2020-21 fishing season officially kicks off Saturday, May 9 in the Southern Division and Saturday, May 16 in the rest of the province, Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today. “Recreational fishing is a great way to get outside, explore the outdoors and enjoy Manitoba’s wilderness,” said Pedersen. “Manitoba has an abundance […]
Continue ReadingWCA Environment Committee Report
Click the link below to see the latest report Environment Committee Report April 6 2020
Continue ReadingWCA Environment Committee Report – November 8, 2019
Our fall meeting with Manitoba Infrastructure and Sustainable Development was delayed until October 22nd because of province wide high water issues they were dealing with. Of particular concern to our committee was the high level of West Hawk. A plan of action to bring down both Caddy and West Hawk was presented by MI. As […]
Continue ReadingManitoba’s Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Regulation
Under Manitoba’s Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) regulation under The Water Protection Act, it is the law to undertake specific actions to be free of aquatic invasive species such as Zebra Mussel. This includes actions such as needing to remove AIS, and plants, and draining water from water craft and water related equipment before leaving the shore […]
Continue ReadingBeach Water Quality Monitoring Information
The Department of Sustainable Developments on reports water quality on the following website. www.gov.mb.ca/sd/waterstewardship/quality/beach_table.html You can scroll over the icons and the various lakes will pop up the report. Then click on the tab for E.coli or Algae. The icons are piled one on top of the other so you have to move slowly to […]
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WCA Environment Committee Report – July 12, 2019 We contacted MIT regarding the persistent high level of Falcon Lake which had reached 1066.25 on several occasions. They have continued to monitor the situation, and in consultation with Fisheries concerns of late spawning in early June, began to bring the lake down to the midpoint of […]
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