FRANCAIS
April 18, 2006
WINNIPEG AIRPORTS AUTHORITY SEEKS NORTH AMERICAN GREEN CERTIFICATION
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Province Supports Bid with SDIF Grant
The Winnipeg Airports Authority is poised to become the first
Canadian airport to achieve leadership in energy and environmental design
certification for an air terminal building, Conservation Minister Stan Struthers
said today, in announcing funding support through the Sustainable Development
Innovations Fund.
“Successful completion of the certification process will put
the Winnipeg Airports Authority in a unique position as a LEED-registered
airport terminal building in North America,” said Struthers. “We are very
pleased to support this project that will result in a more
environmentally-friendly terminal building design.”
The green building rating system for leadership in energy and
environmental design (LEED) is a voluntary national standard for developing
high-performance sustainable buildings. LEED certification recognizes building
projects that are committed to sustainability by meeting performance standards.
The province is providing a $75,000 SDIF grant to support the new Winnipeg
facility in achieving an environmentally-friendly designation and becoming a
leader among North American airports.
The authority intends to meet the environmental standards
with high-performance design, construction and operation. The new terminal
building and associated facilities will represent a modern gateway to Winnipeg
and Manitoba. A consultant will be hired to document, monitor and verify
sustainability initiatives related to the airport site redevelopment project.
The project will use the Canadian Green Buildings Council’s LEED standards as a
rating system.
The Sustainable Development Innovations Fund (SDIF) supports
a diverse range of projects from research studies and demonstration of new
technology to community enhancement and environmental awareness.
The LEED project is one of 43 sharing $650,335 in SDIF
funding.
Other targeted funding programs under SDIF include:
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the Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention Fund,
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the Environmental Youth Corps, and
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the Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund.
More information on these programs is available at
http://www.susdev.gov.mb.ca.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIONS FUND PROJECTS
- City of Winnipeg, Naturalist Services Branch
- $25,000 to plant poplar
trees as a way of helping decrease run-off from a refuse cell area of the
Summit Road landfill in Winnipeg.
Cooks Creek Conservation District - $10,000 to restore and extend two
nature trails and develop an interpretive program on 45 acres of land the
district received as an eco-gift.
Cooks Creek Conservation District - $25,000 to improve water quality
and overall ecosystem health of Cooks Creek by constructing pools and shallows
to control sediment and erosion, and improve fish-spawning habitat.
Croatian Community Centre - $3,000 to involve seniors, parents and
youth in creating a sheltered trail system and garden areas, and improve
awareness of sustainable development issues.
Dr. George Johnson Middle School - $5,000 to involve students and
community residents in rehabilitating a concrete area into a green space
within the school grounds by creating an outdoor classroom, community planter
and outdoor fitness circuit.
Erin Consulting Ltd. - $30,000 for continued research into remediation
of salt-contaminated soil using salt-tolerant plants.
First Nation Forestry Limited Partnership - $25,000 for a non-profit
forest stewardship management company to manage the forest land base in the
Interlake and southeast region of Manitoba including input from local
communities.
Fort Whyte Centre - $15,000 to construct the first portion of a three-kilometre
trail through Fort Whyte’s Millennium Aspen Forest including interpretive
signage and landscaping for the Carbon Bluff interpretive hills and rest stop.
Harvest Moon Society - $5,500 for a pilot project to develop an
educational resource guide on an interactive website, highlighting rural
projects in the town of Clearwater and surrounding area.
Kelburn Farm - $18,900 to restore a wetland and provide education
programs on the importance of sustaining healthy Red River watershed wetland
agricultural landscapes.
La Salle Redboine Conservation District - $12,800 to remove
approximately 1,500 trees damaged by a severe wind storm that blocked flows
and fish passage in a seven-kilometre stretch of the La Salle River.
Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District - $11,000 to implement
a woodlot program that is financially and environmentally beneficial to
landowners and surrounding landscape.
Living Prairie Museum - $2,000 to update exhibits and develop
educational resources as part of a project to provide a four-season, multi-use
classroom for environmental education.
Manitoba Beekeepers Association and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural
Initiatives - $2,960 to host a workshop to educate beekeepers about
alternative forms of controlling varroa mites in honey bee colonies.
Manitoba Conservation - $10,000 to update, reprint and distribute the
publication Biodiversity Perspectives, Manitoba edition.
Manitoba Conservation Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch and
Parkland Mews - $1,500 to support the release of two peregrine falcons
from La Barriere Park south of Winnipeg under a captive breeding agreement.
Manitoba Eco-Network - $15,000 to promote environmentally-sensitive
use of Manigotagan River, Manitoba’s newest provincial park, through
production of an interactive web-based map and a waterproof map.
Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program - $3,000 to host a one-day
workshop at Oak Hammock Marsh promoting volunteer-based long-term bird
conservation in Manitoba.
Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative Inc., Manitoba Cattle
Producers Association and the University of Manitoba - $25,000 to conduct
research into best methods using cattle manure as a fertilizer.
Manitoba Trapper’s Association - $25,000 to revise the Trapper
Education Program, and train and certify new instructors.
Morris School - $5,000 to involve students in developing and
maintaining an outdoor classroom to improve awareness and education about
environmental issues.
Organic Food Council of Manitoba - $2,925 to support a conference and
workshop to educate consumers, organic farmers and non-organic farmers about
production, marketing and other issues in organic agriculture, as well as
increasing the production and consumption of organic food.
Ralph Maybank School - $800 to create a sustainable garden and memory
paving stones to improve the front of the school and school grounds in
celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary.
Resource Conservation Manitoba - $15,000 to develop and produce an
interactive web-based fuel-saving program for Manitoba workplaces. A
made-in-Manitoba greenhouse gas calculator and other resources will be
developed as part of this project.
Rural Municipality of Rossburn - $6,385 to convert a few acres of
marginal agricultural land around Patterson Lake into a well-treed parcel of
land that will enhance the area, reduce soil erosion into the lake, provide a
rest stop and a day camp for travellers and sports fishers.
School District of Mystery Lake - $4,965 to involve Grade 8 students
in creating clay animation videos focusing on topics such as pollution
prevention, environmental innovation, waste reduction and
environmentally-sustainable practices.
Shamattawa First Nation and Manitoba First Nation Internet School Inc.
- $10,000 to establish the Environmental Capacity Development and Work
Experience Program including a community cleanup and youth and elder meetings
to share traditional environmental knowledge.
Spence Neighbourhood Association Inc. - $14,000 for phase two of its
five-year green plan including developing agreements with the City of Winnipeg
to retain some vacant lots that would normally be used for housing
developments and create community gardens, green spaces, children’s parks and
walkways.
St. Paul’s Collegiate, Elie - $1,500 to establish an organic garden at
the school.
Take Pride Winnipeg! - $5,000 to support a program that teaches
students about the environment, litter and graffiti control, and taking pride
in their community.
University of Manitoba CRYSTAL (Centre for Research in Youth, Science
Teaching and Learning) - $20,500 to develop resources to encourage middle-
and senior-years students to make decisions and take actions for a more
sustainable world.
University of Manitoba, Delta Marsh Field Station - $32,000 for
continued study of water quality in Lake Manitoba to help guide future
residential and agricultural development and evaluate the effects of proposed
lake-level management.
University of Manitoba, Delta Marsh Field Station - $32,000 for
additional research into the effects of livestock activity and land-use
practices on rural water quality in farm ponds in south-central Manitoba.
University of Manitoba, department of botany - $13,300 for continuing
research within Chitek Park Reserve for park planning.
University of Manitoba, department of botany - $17,500 to improve tall
grass prairie restoration efforts.
University of Manitoba, department of civil engineering - $25,000 for
research into effective ways of reducing nutrients in waste water.
University of Manitoba, department of environment and geography -
$20,500 to track changes in perennial grassland and woody vegetation cover
within the aspen parkland region and eventually develop a geographic
information system, a computer application used to store, view and analyze
geographical information, especially maps. This monitoring tool will be used
in conjunction with satellite data for future land-cover change detection.
University of Manitoba, faculty of architecture, department of city
planning - $20,000 to work with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities
on water efficiency and develop tools and techniques to encourage efficiency.
University of Manitoba, faculty of environment, earth and resources -
$21,500 for an ongoing research project to collect and analyze information for
a strategy regarding all-terrain vehicle use in Duck Mountain Provincial Park
while protecting ecologically-sensitive areas of the park.
University of Saskatchewan - $23,600 for research into striped skunks
to predict and possibly prevent conditions from developing that result in high
density skunk populations and an increased probability of rabies outbreaks.
University of Winnipeg, department of biology and the Centre for Forest
Interdisciplinary Research - $10,000 for a three-year research project
within the Louisiana Pacific Forest Management Licence area between Dauphin
and Swan River to assess the condition of the forest, examine the impacts of
the livestock industry in western Manitoba and develop management plans
integrate to livestock management and forestry in the area.
Winkler Aquifer Management Plan Advisory Board - $3,200 to demonstrate
snow trapping and the use of shelterbelts in filling the Winkler aquifer.