Winnipeg Free Press
Online petition has nearly 1,900 signatures
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A map of the proposed Vivian Sand Facility project in the RM of Springfield, south of Vivian, Manitoba.
A proposal to extract silica sand by fracking east of Winnipeg has area residents and advocates for the environment calling for an independent third-party review of the controversial sand mine in the R.M. of Springfield.
A proposal to extract silica sand by fracking east of Winnipeg has area residents and advocates for the environment calling for an independent third-party review of the controversial sand mine in the R.M. of Springfield.
They fear the groundwater the source of drinking water for tens of thousands of Manitobans could be contaminated, and that money will talk louder than public health and the environment when decisions about the proposal are made. Through the advocacy group What The Frack Manitoba, they’ve launched an online petition that had close to 1,600 signatures Frida