News - Lake Winnipeg

Manitoba has launched its detection and awareness campaign in the fight against zebra mussels and will more than double the number of staff and equipment available for detection since zebra mussels were discovered in Lake Winnipeg.

The Manager of Consumer Marketing and Community Relations Programs with Manitoba Pork is confident a new exhibit at the Manitoba Museum will help get the general public more involved in addressing the environmental problems being faced by Lake Winnipeg.

The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a provincewide Surface Water Management Strategy, which will be a guide for responsible future planning for watersheds across the province.

On January 11, 2012 at about 10 am, RCMP Selkirk Detachment received a 911 call advising that a truck had gone through the ice about 2 miles from shore in the Beaconia Beach area of Lake Winnipeg.

The Economic Development Officer with the Town of Neepawa is calling for a responsible reasoned approach to addressing water quality concerns in Lake Winnipeg.

The Mayor of Brandon is urging the Manitoba government to take steps that will ensure the province’s pork processors are able to access the supplies of hogs necessary to maintain the viability of their packing plants.

Manitoba Pork Council warns provincial environmental legislation adopted earlier this year is putting the supply of hogs for the province’s pork processors at risk which, in turn threatens the viability of hog farmers.

A Niverville man is missing after his boat hit a reef on Lake Winnipeg earlier this week.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council says, with the provincial election now behind us, pork producers are hoping the provincial government will be prepared to take a serious look at concerns related to the passage of Bill 46, the Save Lake Winnipeg Act.

A former Neepawa area pork producer is calling for common sense in addressing water quality issues in Lake Winnipeg.