The Winnipeg Free Press reported this morning that Manitoba’s Conservation Minister, Gordon Mackintosh is working on a new comprehensive plan for the environment. Green Action Centre has a few suggestions. As reported by Mary-Agnes Welch:
Josh Brandon, spokesman for the Green Action Centre, said he’s pleased the province is working on a broad plan. On his wish list is a new focus on cleaning up Lake Winnipeg that brings together a series of watershed-management plans already completed. And, he said, the province needs a comprehensive plan to boost recycling and composting rates while also coping with electronic waste.
“We also really need to come up with a greenhouse-gas-emissions plan to replace and follow up on the Kyoto commitments the province has failed to reach,” said Brandon. The plan has to cover all sectors: agriculture, transportation and industry, he added.
Let us know what other ideas you have for a green action plan for Manitoba by commenting below.
Ideally we would adopt the Green New Deal. Green Action Centre, will you be organizing a town hall on this? Thank you!
Hi Nikica – we’re not officially part of planning anything but we’re supporting “Our Time” and the town hall they’re planning (happening tomorrow evening – sorry for the short notice!). More info here: https://act.greennewdealcanada.ca/town-halls/winnipeg4/?fbclid=IwAR2Xu016vnj8OEkmv0yWnU91mrc3u9A4OX6apX-WKdWxs_Ders5Zt2KLzuU
agree with gail whelan enns on our prov not having any enviro assmt regs-was invloved in a cec 2003 re wasteh20 lagoon-very intense with ONLY RECCOMMEDATIONS!!residents did not gain any buffer zone or feeling that the prov or feds were listening-residents are the monitors in this case.
Mulch mulch mulch.. use shredded cedar, make inaictecidsl soaps and garlic sprays. Go out at night with a flashlight and pick off the bugs. Spread diatomaceous earth around. Slices the little buggers up and dries them out to death. Put paper collars around seedlings to keep cutworms away. Get Jerry Bakers book of Garden Secrets. He is the best.
We hope that the minister means he will be releasing some kind of draft plan for Manitoba’s environment this summer – and then have a plan for public meetings and review so that Manitobans will have their say. A plan written inside government can only be draft. There are also various regulatory matters that need attention – including the env act is almost 30 years old and badly out of date. One example is that we have no environmental assessment regulation.