our mission

LWF is a membership-based environmental charity that advocates for change and coordinates action to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.

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Add your voice to demand action on Winnipeg’s sewage!

We’re asking our members to contact Minister Moyes to require immediate phosphorus reduction at the North End plant using the system already in place.

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W4W Victoria Beach

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Bike to the Beach

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W4W Dunnottar

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the watershed observer

Our Spring and Summer 2026 newsletter celebrates a decade of the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network, highlighting how volunteer-driven data, shared knowledge, and new tools continue to inform decisions and support the ongoing health of Lake Winnipeg.

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thank you to our donors

Because of you, a healthy Lake Winnipeg is possible.
The following donors gave generously between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025.

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programs and initiatives

lake winnipeg community-based monitoring network

Coordinated by LWF, this long-term phosphorus monitoring program mobilizes citizen volunteers and watershed partners to collect water samples across Manitoba. Together, we are generating critical data to identify localized phosphorus hotspots where action is required to improve Lake Winnipeg water quality.

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decolonizing reading club

Our reading club was collaboratively created by LWF and the Lake Winnipeg Indigenous Collective to grow our teams’ understanding of Indigenous perspectives and experiences, truth and reconciliation, treaty obligations, and the history and legacy of colonization. We invite you to join us on this learning journey. 

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latest news and updates

Minister Mike Moyes

LWF calls for an environmental review of Manitoba's hog industry

LWF has written to provincial environment minister Mike Moyes, asking that he direct Manitoba's Clean Environment Commission (CEC) to review the environmental sustainability of the hog industry.
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LWF's 2025 summer in review

LWF's 20th summer was a huge success. We were thrilled to return to the village of Dunnottar for Walk for Water, as well as continue our connection with Victoria Beach with Walk for Water and Bike to the Beach. We are grateful for the time and commitment of so many community members.
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A portrait of Chelsea Lobson

Looking back on ten years of community-based monitoring: an interview with Chelsea Lobson

Chelsea Lobson, LWF’s Programs Director, reflects on how the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network came to be and how it has changed over time.
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"Lake Winnipeg is a huge lake, its watershed is massive, and the phosphorus comes from a multitude of sources. One person cannot solve this alone. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the problem, I am contributing to a solution. "
~ Carla Keast, LWCBMN citizen scientist
"Lake Winnipeg is a very special place for us and for many other families. We’re concerned by the changes over the years that jeopardize the health of the lake. We are LWF supporters because we have faith in the future and we want to be part of the solution. "
~ Janet Sampson, LWF member
"We all share a deep love for Lake Winnipeg, and together, we’re turning that love into a commitment to action. "
~ Dr. Alexis Kanu, LWF Executive Director
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Your gift supports ongoing advocacy and action. Together, we are making a healthy Lake Winnipeg possible - now and for future generations.

acknowledging
the land

We are together on Indigenous land.

Lake Winnipeg, the lake we are working to protect, is part of the traditional territories of the Ininiwak (Cree), Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Nakota and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

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