Manitoba Food Rescue & Emissions Reduction
Let's Feed People Not Landfills. We are working to establish a new freezer warehouse in Winnipeg that will store large volumes of rescued food and get it to those in need. Good food is ending up in our landfills, when it rots it produces methane gas, which quickly heats up the planet. Learn more.
Emissions in Manitoba 4.8% above 2005 levels
Emissions data for Manitoba, as reported in the National Inventory Report, reveal that our province continues to fall behind in the global initiative to reach net zero. Manitoba and Alberta are the only provinces in Canada where emissions have not decreased below the 2005 levels, the baseline year used to track progress. Read more
’Let’s do something’: city to consider study to phase out natural gas
The city could soon study how to phase out natural gas heat at all Winnipeg buildings and swap in greener alternatives. The city’s Climate Action and Resilience Committee will debate the motion on Oct. 28.
Why climate action groups are calling for geothermal heating in Manitoba
Manitoba’s Climate Action Team (CAT) is calling on Manitoba Hydro to create a geothermal utility as a way to save residents money and reduce electricity demand. Read moreWe Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels! Curt Hull, Director, Climate Change Connection presentation at Speaking Up October 19th, 2023 at X’Cues in Winnipeg.
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$500K investment to support food rescue, distribution facility
Oct. 2, 2025 – Harvest Manitoba is now one step closer to building a food rescue and distribution facility, thanks to some new funding. On Tuesday, the organization announced it is receiving $500,000 from Farm Credit Canada to help lay the groundwork for a food transformation and distribution centre that will take edible food leaking from the supply chain and make sure it gets into the hands of Manitobans.
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Onion Lake Cree Nation aims to be solar power ‘pioneer’
Oct. 1, 2025 – CBC News – Onion Lake Cree Nation wants to lead the way into a new era of solar power for Indigenous communities. The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people. The $1.28-million project is being paid for by federal grants and more than $500,000 from Raven Outcomes, which helps Indigenous communities find funding for projects.
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Onion Lake Cree Nation aims to be solar power ‘pioneer’
Oct. 1, 2025 – CBC News – Onion Lake Cree Nation wants to lead the way into a new era of solar power for Indigenous communities. The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people. The $1.28-million project is being paid for by federal grants and more than $500,000 from Raven Outcomes, which helps Indigenous communities find funding for projects.
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