WINNIPEG A new Manitoba climate report shows we still have a lot of work to do as a province if we want to meet our greenhouse gas emission goals by 2030. The province’s Climate Action Team released “Manitoba’s Road to Resilience” report, a document that outlines the actions needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report shows transportation accounted for 42% of Manitoba’s total climate pollution in 2018, and the transportation sector has been the largest source of climate pollution every year since official records started. One recommendation in the report was more frequent bus schedules, and more bike infrastructure, in effort to take cars off the road and reduce emissions.
A Manitoba organization has a vision for a future that has fewer cars, better public transit, more efficient buildings and more inclusive democracy and says it has a road map to get there.
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Melissa Houle is embracing the frigid temperatures to participagte in the Green Action Centre’s Jack Frost Challenge. Houle, a Sioux Valley High School physical education teacher is attempting to pull together 130 collective kilometres through outdoor activities within a one week period. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
While most Brandonites are taking shelter indoors due the ongoing polar vortex, Melissa Houle is embracing these frigid temperatures to complete the Green Action Centre’s Jack Frost Challenge.
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While most Brandonites are taking shelter indoors due the ongoing polar vortex, Melissa Houle is embracing these frigid temperatures to complete the Green Action Centre’s Jack Frost Challenge.
Manitoba s eco-review called waste by groups whose funding cut
Conservation Minister Sarah Guillemard.
The provincial government said it would review waste management and recycling in Manitoba just months after it cut funding to environmental groups, including ones that promote recycling.
The provincial government said it would review waste management and recycling in Manitoba just months after it cut funding to environmental groups, including ones that promote recycling.
Conservation Minister Sarah Guillemard said the review, expected to be done by late spring, will look into several areas. Those include a regulatory review of the Waste Reduction and Prevention Act, an evaluation of Manitoba stewardship programs and the waste reduction and recycling support levy.
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Isaac Brock Grade 9 students Emma and Dakota put out barricades to block vehicle traffic on Barratt Avenue Wednesday.
Isaac Brock School’s early success with an active transportation pilot project could pave the way for other communities seeking to promote walking, biking and rolling to class in Winnipeg.
Isaac Brock School’s early success with an active transportation pilot project could pave the way for other communities seeking to promote walking, biking and rolling to class in Winnipeg.
On the first day of the new school year, the Green Action Centre, Winnipeg School Division, and City of Winnipeg launched a first-of-its-kind school street project in Manitoba, at 1265 Barratt Ave.