INDEX
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Trends
Concerned Manitobans
Readers Speak Out
Feedback Invited
AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS
PHOTO CREDITS
CANADIAN CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Air
Water - Focus on Quality
Fish
Forests
Wildlife
Natural Lands and Special Places
Agriculture
Energy
Mining
Transportation
Education
Legislation
Business, Industry, and Government
Waste Management
Manitoba
Population
Growth
Regional Population
Greying of Rural Manitoba
Natural Regions
Ecozones
Life Zones
Natural Regions (Protected Spaces)
Aboriginal Land Claims - a Continuing Land Use Issue
Economic Indicators
Efforts to Limit Smelter Emissions Continue
Global Warming Fact Sheet
Did You Know...?
New Legislation Takes Responsible Position on Recovering CFCs
Taking Stock of Greenhouse Gas Sources
Province Shapes Pollutant Monitoring Program to Suit Need
Update on Key Pollutants
Ground-level Ozone
Nitrogen Dioxide
Total Suspended Particulates
Record Levels of Radon Measured in Rural Homes
Other Surveys
Reducing Radon Levels Not Difficult
Stiffer Restrictions in USA
Air Quality Index for Winnipeg on Hold
TRENDS
Ground-level ozone concentrations .................... Same
Flin Flon air quality ................................ Same
Ozone layer protection ............................... Better
Global warming/climate change programs ............... Same
Long-Term Vision
Warning System Proposed
Water Quality Objectives - Protecting the Many Uses of Water
Primer on Provincial Water Quality
Eutrophication
Persistent Toxic Substances
Pesticides
Bacteria and Viruses
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Turbidity
Abitibi-Price & Repap Reduce BOD in Wastewater Discharges
Implications of Clam Harvesting Demand Further Study
Snapshots of Water Quality
Shoal Lake - A Natural Reservoir that Needs Protection
Agreements on Supplies
Jurisdictional Tangle
Mining
Recreational Development
Renewable Resource Extraction
Sustainable Economic Development for First Nations
City of Winnipeg Withdrawals
Joint Management Seen as Solution
Accommodating the Uses of Water
Human Consumption
Agriculture
Industrial Use
Water Storage
Recreational Uses
Co-operative Proposal Seeks to Ensure Local Water Supply
Water Levels, Flows Not Fully Recovered From 80s Drought
Diversion Designed to Boost Tourism on Pelican Lake
Groundwater Contamination in Manitoba - Enduring But Never Widespread
Solvents Contaminate Groundwater at Stony Mountain
Invader Species - on the Way or Already Here
Giardia
Zebra mussels
Eurasian milfoil
Rainbow smelt
Emerging Issues
Groundwater contamination from abandoned wells
Allocation of water for irrigation
Potential shortage of water for Winnipeg
Rural residential servicing
Maintaining our flood protection works
Exploratory drilling for minerals
TRENDS
Chemicals in water ................................... Worse
Water quality monitoring ............................. Better
Public participation ................................. Better
Licences and Quotas Help Maintain Incomes and Fish Populations
Lake Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipegosis
Harvesting in the Big Three
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba
Lake Winnipegosis
Sport Fishing - Effort Down, Release Rate Up
Sport Fishing Effort, Catch, & Harvest Information
Fishing in the Red a Function of Flows, Drought
Walleye Fishing Spots on the Mend
Regulations Focus on Conservation and Education
Stepped Up Use of Live Bait Fish Raises Concerns
Stocking for Better Sport, Commercial, and Domestic Fishing
Co-management and User Involvement Key in Managing Fisheries
Sport
Commercial
Treaty Indian Domestic Fishing - Cooperative Management Begins
Habitat Loss - Perennial Problem in Manitoba
Land Use
Oxygen Depletion
Reversing the Effects
The Fisheries Branch has prepared Recommended Fish
Introduced Species - Zebra Mussel Still Poses Greatest Threat
Zebra Mussels Top the List
Carp/White Bass Well Established
Rainbow Smelt Already Here
Chinese Grass Carp Escape Enclosures
Zander - More Trouble Than Good
Black Crappie on Increase
Mercury - An Enduring Pollution Problem
Ammonia Threatens Fish in the Red
TRENDS
Fish populations ..................................... Same
Fish habitat ......................................... Same
Influx of non-native species ..........................Worse
Fish management ...................................... Better
Public participation ................................. Better
Harvesting Within Allowable Cut
Repap Update
Abitibi-Price Fact Sheet
Model Forest to Highlight Sustainable Development Strategies
Public Stresses Protection, Conservation, Education
Interest in Private Woodlot Management on Increase
Forestry Projects Receive $30 Million Injection
Forest Renewal
Legislation Amended to Ensure Renewal
47% Increase in Total Area Renewed
Trees and Area Planted Almost Triple
Surveys Reveal Success Rate
Nursery Management
Wildfire the Major Cause of Forest Losses
Geographic Information System
Dutch Elm Disease Program - Saving Trees and Money
TRENDS
Fire protection ...................................... Better
Reforestation ........................................ Same
Dutch Elm Disease .................................... Same
Legislation and regulation ........................... Better
Harvesting ........................................... Same
Wildlife Branch Takes New View of Wildlife
Hunting to Viewing
National Policy Reflects Trend
Watchable Wildlife
Populations - What's Really Out There?
Overall Trends
Data from Other Agencies
Big Game Surveys Limited
Fur Harvest Data Poor Substitute for Surveys
Little Data on Songbirds and other Nonharvested Species
A Look at the Dollar Side of Wildlife
Frogs to Caribou
Trapping
Subsistence Hunting Still Important
Poaching: Perennial Problem
Habitat - Key to Survival
Help for Habitat
The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Habitat Enhancement Land Use Program
Critical Wildlife Habitat Program
Conservation Corridor Program
Highways Guidelines
Heritage Marsh Program
Manitoba Forestry/Wildlife Management Project
Wildlife Management Areas
The Endangered Species Act
Spotlight on Special Species
Loggerhead Shrike - Endangered (ESA)
Piping Plover - Endangered (ESA)
Baird's Sparrow - Endangered (ESA)
Prairie Long-tailed Weasel - Threatened (COSEWIC)
Western Spiderwort - Threatened (COSEWIC)
Great Gray Owl - Vulnerable (COSEWIC)
Polar Bear - Vulnerable (COSEWIC)
Woodland Caribou
American White Pelican - No Longer "Threatened"
TRENDS
Interest in nonconsumptive uses ...................... Better
Population and habitat information ................... Worse
Waterfowl populations ................................ Better
Poaching ............................................. Same
Habitat programs ..................................... Better
Manitobans Voice Thoughts On Natural Lands
Update on Natural Lands and Special Places
Tourism Fact Sheet
Provincial Parks - Setting for Multiple Use
Interpretive Programs Draw Record Crowds
Public Participation Big Help in Park Management
Cottagers Clean Up Act
Landowners Help Protect Ecologically Significant Areas
Two New National Parks in the Works
Seal River Earns Heritage Designation
Outstanding Natural Heritage
Candidate Rivers Studied
Tall-Grass Prairie Restoration Gets Help from Private Sector
Update on Heritage Resources
Act Gives Local Communities Say in Heritage Preservation & Interpretation
Technology Helps Locate Heritage Resources
TRENDS
Federal parks ........................................ Same
Provincial parks ......................................Same
Ecological reserves .................................. Better
Voluntarily protected ecologically significant areas . Better
Heritage rivers ...................................... Better
Protected lands ...................................... Same
Heritage resources ................................... Better
Farming for Tomorrow - Moving Toward Sustainable Agriculture
Conservation Practices Catching on With Manitoba Farmers
What Is Zero Tillage?
Stubble Burning Down but Still a Problem
Owing So Much to So Few
Irrigation Scheme Spares Groundwater Supplies
Small Dams on Increase in Conservation Districts
Newcastle Disease Threatens Poultry
Pesticide Training Stresses Environmental and Safety Concerns
Weed Resistance a Growing Problem
New Approaches Tried in Weed Control
TRENDS
Conservation farming ................................. Better
Alternative pest control ............................. Better
Stubble burning ...................................... Worse
Consumption Holding as Energy Efficiency Increases
Where Does It Go?
Energy Workshops Stress Conservation
Facts about energy from the Workbook on Energy Strategy
Acid Rain to Global Warming
Refined Petroleum Products
Natural Gas
Oil Spills
Health Effects of Electric & Magnetic Fields - Still a Question
Conawapa Project Shelved
Conawapa Generating Station
Bipole III
Manitoba-Ontario Connection
Joint Review Panel First of Its Kind
Power Smart
As of March 1992, five programs were in place:
Gasohol Fact Sheet
Alternative Energy Use Still Minor
Geothermal
Transportation Fuels
Biomass-Produced Energy
Solar
Wind
TRENDS
Total energy consumption ............................. Same
Energy efficiency .................................... Better
Carbon dioxide emissions.............................. Better
Gasoline consumption per capita....................... Better
Alternative energy use................................ Same
Developing Our Mineral Resources in an Environmentally Sound Manner
Facts from the Workbook
New Mines and Minerals Act Includes Environmental Provisions on
Metal Mine Closures and Pit and Quarry Rehabilitation
Closure Plans for Metal Mines
Exploration Drilling
Rehabilitation of Pits and Quarries
Old Gravel Pit to Become Fish & Wildlife Heritage Park
Acid Mine Drainage - An Environmental Challenge
Submerging Tailings - Cure for Acid Mine Drainage?
Mine Discharges Spawn Successful Trout Fishery
TRENDS
Legislation .......................................... Better
Rehabilitating pits and quarries ..................... Same
Control of tailings .................................. Same
Cutting Back on Chemicals for Highway Maintenance
Seeking Alternatives to Salt
Turning off Road Oil
Cutting vs Spraying Weeds
Replacing Lead-Based Paints
Seeking Better Road Markings
Update on Transportation
Roads and Highways
Rail
Air
Boats and Ferries
Upgrading of Highway 75 an Environmental Exercise
Winnipeg International Airport Scheduled for Environmental Audit
Suppressing Noise at Winnipeg International
Winnipeg Transit Pioneers Methanol Powered Buses
The Automobile - Environmental Offender
Noise Barriers Combine Aesthetics With Functionality
Recycling Programs Gain Momentum
Asphalt Recycling
Concrete Recycling
Waste Oil
Shelterbelt Planting Program Focuses on Rights-of-Way
TRENDS
Curbing the use of chemicals ......................... Better
Impact of internal combustion-powered transport ...... Worse
Airport noise reduction .............................. Better
Traffic noise ........................................ Better
Recycling programs in transportation ................. Better
Environmental Youth Corps - Today's Youth Helping Tomorrow's Environment
Level of Education Linked to Environmental Protection
University of Manitoba Offers Environmental Sciences Degree
Birds Hill School Fosters Enviro Awareness Through Industry Partnership
Environmental Issues Key at Assiniboine Community College
KIDSNET: Encouraging Environmental Awareness and Computer Literacy
ON-SITE Trains Professionals for Jobs in the Environmental Industry
Museum of Man and Nature Previews Future Parkland and Mixedwood Gallery
Oak Hammock - Conservation Centre to Open
Historic Resources Publishes Tourism Brochures and Edukits
Conservation Education Key Aspect of Conservation District Work
Environmental Education Takes New Direction
TRENDS
Environmental awareness programs ..................... Better
Environmental information on computer ................ Better
Emphasis on sustainable development .................. Better
Environmental Legislation Continues to Evolve
Environment Act
Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act
Waste Reduction and Prevention Act
Ozone Depleting Substances Act
Wildlife Amendment Act
New Enforcement Policy for Manitoba Environment
Violations Under Four Resources Acts Cost Offenders $250,000
A Look at the Registry
Greenhouse Composter (Class 2)
Natural Products Fermentation Facility (Class 1)
McCreary Golf Course (Class 2)
Wildlife Heritage Park (Class 2)
TRENDS
Environmental legislation ........................... Better
Enforcement ......................................... Better
Approvals process ................................... Same
Manitoba Businesses Go "Green"
Recycling Symbols - What Do They Mean?
Can Be Recycled
Contains Recycled Material
Industrial Opportunities Range from Recycling
Oil & Plastic to Waste Water
Perth Services Ltd.
Enviro-Oil
Bioclear Technology
Dranjer
Bio-Solutions Systems
Curry Industries
Faroex
Environmental Industry Sector Expected to Grow by Up to 25% Annually
Public Participation Stressed in Developing Lasting Development Policies
Plan Winnipeg Embraces Sustainable Development
"EcoLogo" Flags Products With Fewer Environmental Effects
Geographic Information Systems - the New Panacea?
Land Use and Conservation in Rural Manitoba
Government Cleans Up Its Own House
Waste Reduction
Recycling
Purchasing Decisions
TRENDS
Opportunities for environmental industries ........... Better
In-house environmental awareness ..................... Better
Guidance for consumers ............................... Better
Update on Recycling
Used Oil
Used Tires
Waste Paper
Beverage Containers
How Wasteful Are We?
Systems for Collecting Recyclables - a Time of Growth
Curbside Collection
Depot Drop-Off
Recycling Networks
Pilot Depot Drop-Off Project Tested in Winnipeg
Pembina Valley Recycling Network Sets Example
Regional Waste Management Associations on Increase
Virden's Community Composting Takes Off
New Regulation Puts Damper on Burning & Other Common Landfill Practices
Liquid Pits - Phasing Out a Messy Problem
$90 Million Agreement Timely for Some Rural Communities
Update on Hazardous Waste
PCBs
Pesticide Containers
Spills
Household Hazardous Waste
Contaminated Sites - Identification is Just the Beginning
Lead
Fertilizers
Petroleum Products
Central Hazardous Waste Management Facility Finds Home
Hazardous Waste Audits Cut Waste and Operating Costs
Winnipeg Substitutes Centrifuges for Sludge Drying Beds
TRENDS
Capacity to treat hazardous waste .................... Same
Operation of municipal waste landfills ............... Better
Waste management legislation ......................... Better
Per-capita waste generation .......................... Better
Recyclable waste being recycled ...................... Better
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