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.

LWF has requested that Minister Mike Moyes direct the Clean Environment Commission to review the environmental sustainability of Manitoba's hog industry and report on progress towards recommendations made in 2007.

Advocacy to improve policy for the public good is a central component of the work of Canadian charities, and LWF tenaciously advances policy solutions for Lake Winnipeg.

Members have always been the engine that drives LWF forward. Certainly, we depend on members' donations to support our work. But membership is so much more than that. Our members are vital in translating science into solutions.

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.

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.

Presenting to the Standing Policy Committee on Water, Waste and Environment, we express our concern over the 80% cost increase for biological nutrient removal facilities at Winnipeg's North End Water Pollution Control Centre (NEWPCC). As councillors work to secure funding for this project, we urge City Council to optimize the chemical phosphorus reduction solution already in place at NEWPCC, in order to achieve phosphorus compliance.

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.

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.

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.