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LWF’s executive director responds to Manitoba’s Budget 2025
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Funding commitments for Phase 3 of Winnipeg’s north end sewage treatment plant are conspicuously absent from the provincial budget, released on March 20, 2025.
Highlights from the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network Gathering
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Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network (LWCBMN) gathered together to learn about network activities, explore how LWCBMN data are being used, and understand the importance of focusing on phosphorus to address Lake Winnipeg’s algal blooms.
Job opportunity – Summer Outreach Coordinator
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The Lake Winnipeg Foundation is seeking enthusiastic, organized and community-minded candidates for our Summer Outreach Coordinator position.
Chemical phosphorus reduction offers sewage solution in face of rising costs
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The new cost estimate for biological nutrient removal at Winnipeg's north end sewage plant is an astronomical $1.491 billion. While seeking additional funding, city council must optimize the chemical phosphorus reduction system already in place at the plant.
LWCBMN’s 2023 regional phosphorus data now available
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Regional reports from the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network (LWCBMN)’s 2023 field seasons have now been released!
Decolonizing Reading Club: Wînipêk
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Read LWF Executive Director Alexis Kanu’s interview with Niigaan Sinclair about his new book Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre.
The success of a 32-hour workweek at LWF
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LWF and LWIC adopted a permanent 32-hour workweek to enhance employee well-being, work-life balance, and productivity after a successful six-month trial. This initiative, which is the first of its kind among Manitoba charities, also aims to better focus on strategic goals and increase staff engagement and retention.
Manitoba’s government must take accountability for phosphorus compliance
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Instead of deflecting its responsibility for achieving phosphorus compliance at Winnipeg’s largest sewage treatment plant, Manitoba’s government must take action to implement a cost-effective solution.
Advocacy success: chemical phosphorus-reduction system now operational
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Thanks to the tireless advocacy of concerned citizens, chemical phosphorus reduction is now happening at Winnipeg’s north end sewage treatment plant – the single most important step the city has taken to protect Lake Winnipeg.
Phosphorus compliance requires political leadership
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Manitoba Environment and Climate Change Minister Mike Moyes must work with his cabinet colleagues to put in place a fully funded, accelerated, evidence-based plan for phosphorus compliance at Winnipeg’s north end sewage treatment plant.