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June 2023

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LWF
June 13, 2023
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This year marks an exciting new beginning for LWF, as we launch our 2023-2027 strategic plan!

Our new plan was collaboratively developed by LWF board and staff as part of an in-depth, two-year process. Together, we reviewed past achievements, considered emerging challenges, acknowledged our organizational strengths and identified opportunities for improvement. We encouraged ourselves to dream big – and we challenged ourselves to have honest conversations.

The result of that hard work is a new plan that establishes four high-level goals related to membership, advocacy, evidence and resilience...

Join us in Hillside Beach on Saturday, June 24, and learn how you can participate in evidence-based advocacy for Lake Winnipeg!

Nature’s Calling will take place outside in Charlie Wall Park: suggested arrival time is 10:30 a.m.; event starts at 11 a.m.

Featuring presentations by:

  • Alexis Kanu, Executive Director, Lake Winnipeg Foundation
  • Candace Parks, AIS Specialist, Manitoba Natural Resources & Northern Development

Please bring your own lawn chair and a reusable container for coffee/water. All east beach communities welcome!

Thank you to the Hillside Beach Community Association for...

Events

LWF’s popular art auction has returned for another year – with a new, hyper-local lakeside twist!

The 2023 Bid for Lake Winnipeg Art Auction is being presented as an in-person event running in and around the lakeside community of Victoria Beach from July 14 to Aug. 13.

Coordinated by the Victoria Beach & District Walk for Water Committee, this is your opportunity to bid on a diverse selection of artwork, including some which are also accompanied by gift cards to local businesses!

All proceeds raised through the auction will be used by the Lake Winnipeg Foundation to support evidence-based...

Events
News
LWF
June 29, 2023
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This spring’s Budget 2023 commitment of $650 million over 10 years for a national Freshwater Action Plan is significant – but it’s just the beginning of a sustained effort to protect Lake Winnipeg.

Last year, LWF members successfully called for renewed federal funding. The March 2023 budget announcement shows that our collective advocacy is making a difference. Thank you to everyone whose efforts made this success possible!

Now, we’re thanking Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault for this new funding commitment. We’re also reminding him of the importance of...

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