The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium says each of the 6.6 million inhabitants of the lake Winnipeg water shed have a role to play in improving water quality in the lake.
A University of Manitoba soil scientist suggests adopting sound nutrient management principles would be more effective than the province’s moratorium on hog industry expansion for addressing water quality concerns in Lake Winnipeg.
Manitoba’s pork producers are calling on the provincial government to adopt a science based approach to efforts to curb water quality problems on lake Winnipeg.
On July 8, 2010, RCMP received a report from family members of an overdue boater on Lake Winnipeg.
With the closure of winter roads in Manitoba, some people are attempting to find alternate routes of travel to transport goods to various communities along Lake Winnipeg.
On February 6, 2010, at 4:15pm, RCMP Powerview Detachment members were called and advised of a plane crash 4.5 miles south of the Manigotogan River on Lake Winnipeg.
On October 8, 2009, at about 4:45pm, RCMP Gimli Detachment were advised of an overdue fisherman out on Lake Winnipeg.
A winning logo, chosen from approximately 280 entries from students around Lake Winnipeg, will provide a strong visual identity to lake-friendly, environmentally sound products, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced.
On June 7, 2009 at about 11 p.m., RCMP Grand Rapids Detachment were advised by the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (Trenton) of a transmission received of a boat in possible distress on Lake Winnipeg near Grand Rapids, Manitoba.
On January 31, 2009 at about 3 p.m., RCMP Gimli Detachment received a 911 dispatch from a 14-year-old boy on a cellular phone advising, he, his sister and their father had left their cottage in Sandy Hook and while snowmobiling on Lake Winnipeg got lost.
