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Upcoming Event – Southwestern Manitoba Mixed-grass Prairie IBA Blitz – June 15th — Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program
via Upcoming Event – Southwestern Manitoba Mixed-grass Prairie IBA Blitz – June 15th — Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program
The 12th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference — Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program
Winnipeg will be hosting the 12th Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference on February 19-21, 2019. This is a great opportunity to hear about the diverse conservation initiatives ongoing in the three prairie provinces, meet fellow enthusiasts, and be challenged about the future of the prairies. The theme of ‘Working Landscapes’ is timely, and very […] …
New Canadian Currency Features Civil Rights Activist, Wins Innovation Award — News : NPR
The $10 bill is purple, contains polymers, and is vertically oriented. It features the first image of a Canadian woman on the country's currency.(Image credit: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images) via New Canadian Currency Features Civil Rights Activist, Wins Innovation Award — News : NPR
Emerald Lake, Yoho NP / Canada — Documented Wanderlust
Emerald Lake, Yoho NP / Canada via Emerald Lake, Yoho NP / Canada — Documented Wanderlust
“It’s the great, big, broad land ’way up yonder” — The Orkney News
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3xtYEfc8z-g?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Scotland’s links with Canada stretch back for centuries via “It’s the great, big, broad land ’way up yonder” — The Orkney News
‘Life is not the same’: Manitoba couple forced to live apart after 71 years, care home won’t take them both – CBCNEWS
by Erin Brohman Two Manitoba couples who have been married for decades are calling on government to help keep them together despite health needs forcing them apart. After 71 years of marriage, Dorothy and Allen Smith have only spent two weeks without each other. That changed in May when Dorothy, 92, was admitted to hospital, then …
Big pig problem: What to do after Yukon’s wild boar fiasco? – CBCNEWS
by Heather Avery - CBCNEWS A Yukon group is calling for wild boars to be wiped from the territory, fenced or not, after a fiasco this summer. Seven wild boar escaped from their enclosure into the wilderness, prompting fears the animals could reproduce and become an invasive species. The Yukon Fish and Game Association, a wildlife …
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Early Autumn, a time for contemplation
The leaves are gradually changing colour, lighting up the early Autumn landscape with splashes and swaths of glorious orange, gold, yellow, red, burgundy, crimson, brown and maroon splendour. In a week or so, the forests, roadsides and countryside will be at their peak, on fire with intense colour. Mother Nature's fashion show: my favourite time …
BBC News: Australia’s elder abuse scandal ‘beyond belief’
This is by no means just an Australian issue. Elder Abuse issues and cases continue to rise in Canada, the US and the UK. In Canada, there seems to be little interrst or momentum on the part of the Federal government for a National Elder Care Strategy. Wearhousing seniors in long term care facilities also …
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