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.
+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.
+Oct. 1, 2025 – Waste Today Magazine -The Canadian government has launched the Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund. According to officials, Canada’s main sources of methane emissions are oil and gas (38 percent of total methane emissions), agriculture (30 percent) and municipal landfills (23 percent). “Municipal solid waste landfills are responsible for almost one‑quarter of Canada’s methane emissions, which are generated when biodegradable waste decomposes,” the government says. “Cutting methane emissions from all sources, including landfills, is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to combat climate change.”
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We 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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