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Manitoba signs on for proposed east-west power plan
Nov. 28, 2025 – The Winnipeg Free Press – The chair of Manitoba’s expert advisory council says the province’s work on various environmental projects, including creating a path to net-zero emissions and a review of its wildfire response, are well underway.
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Manitoba’s Climate Action Team raises concerns over Deep Sky project
Nov. 27, 2025 – Discover Westman – In early October, the Montreal-based company, Deep Sky Climate, announced their intentions to build a facility that draws carbon dioxide out of the air using Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology here in the southwest corner of the province.
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$3B turbine project gets warm welcome from Brandon mayor, cold shoulder from environmentalists
Nov. 202, 2025 – CBC News – A multi-billion-dollar combustion turbine project planned for the city of Brandon will give the province “power sovereignty,” said the Wheat City’s mayor, echoing comments made by Premier Wab Kinew during Tuesday’s throne speech.
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Pretty much everything you need to know about Manitoba’s new obsession with AI data centres
Nov. 14, 2025 – The Narwhal – Manitoba — home of much hydro power and notoriously cold winters — says it’s perfectly positioned for a data centre boom. Here’s what that means for the province.
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A bad budget for climate and nature
Nov. 19, 2025 – Winnipeg Free Press – To say I’m disappointed with the new federal budget would be the understatement of the year. Truth is, I’m frustrated and angry.
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Power sovereignty’: combustion turbine facility proposed for Brandon by 2030
Nov. 19, 2025 – Winnipeg Free Press – Premier promises ‘Trump-proofing’ of Manitoba economy in $3-B project.
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Becoming ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Manitoba
Nov. 14, 2025 – Winnipeg Free Press – Last month, our government introduced Manitoba’s Path to Net Zero, our strategy to protect the environment and reach net zero emissions by 2050. This strategy is guided by the traditions and teachings of manoomin, or wild rice.
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Federal budget takes a step back from promised Canada Public Transit Fund: CUTA
Nov. 17, 2025 – Daily Hive – Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 2025 budget for the Government of Canada is drawing criticism from the public transit sector after previously dedicated public transit funding was folded into a larger infrastructure pool, raising concerns over predictability and the ability to move forward with public transit expansion projects across the country.
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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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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.
