Events

Updated: May 6, 2008

FLOOD/DROUGHT WORKSHOP REGISTRATION OPEN NOW

From Floods to Drought: Practical Community Responses to Extreme Weather

Workshop June 6, 2008 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Registration is free. Deadline to register is June 2. Limited spaces available.

For more info, get workshop details or contact Sacha Kopelow, Water Caucus Coordinator Manitoba Eco-Network (204) 943-0318 sacha@mbeconetwork.org

OTHER EVENTS

Detailed information follows below this point form list

1) Canadian Water Resources Association - MB Chapter, Luncheon Series May 15 (Winnipeg)

2) 61st Annual CWRA National Conference, Managing the Health of Canada's Lakes & Rivers, June 15 to 19 (Gimli, MB)

3) Canadian National Conference and Policy Forum on Drinking Water, October 4 to 7 (Quebec City)

11) CEATI Workshops - Call for Presentations - "Climate Change Impacts on Hydroelectric Water Resource Management" October 8, 9 (Montreal)

CONSULTATIONS
1) The Manitoba Government has tabled Bill 17 an act to amend the Environment Act, calling for a partial moratorium on the hog industry in Manitoba..

2) Manitoba invites you to participate in stake holder consultations on the proposed new energy and water efficiency requirements for building and plumbing codes.

3) Crowflight Minerals Inc is proposing to establish the Bucko Lake mine in Northern MB and dispose the tailings in a natural, fish-bearing water body.

Details....

EVENTS

1) Canada Water Resources Association Luncheon Series and Annual General Meeting featuring Dr. Dave Sauchyn, "Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the Prairie Provinces" 12 noon
May 15th Holiday Inn South 1330 Pembina Hwy. To register call Michelle Bercier 896-1209 ex 282 info at: http://www.cwra.org/cwra_mb_luncheon_series.html

2) 61st Annual Canadian Water Resources Association, National Conference, Managing the Health of Canada's Lakes & Rivers June 16th to 19th, Gimli, Manitoba
Keynote Address by Maude Barlow, Info at: http://conference2008.cwra.org/

3) The National Conference of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water, October 4 to 7, Quebec City. Abstracts can be submitted by May 15th.
For more info: http://www.cwwa.ca/13thconference_e.asp

4) CEATI International Inc "Call for Presentations" - Climate Change Impacts on Hydroelectric Water Resource Management The goal of this year's workshop is to bridge
the gap between scientists and practitioners studying climate change impacts on short, medium and long term water resource planning. Montreal, Quebec October 8-9, 2008
For more info: http://www.ceatech.ca/Meetings/WM2008/

CONSULTATIONS

1) Bill 17 an amendment to the Environment Act has been tabled for second reading. Bill 17 places a permanent moratorium on new hog barns in some regions of Manitoba (parts of the Red
River Basin, the Interlake region, Hog Alley). Do you think this is enough? (I don't) To make your voice heard, the public can make 10 minute presentations to the legislative committee which will deliberate this legislation. For a copy of the Bill: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/sess/b017e.php
To sign up to make a presentation to the legislative committee on Bill 17, call the Clerk at 945-3636
For a backgrounder on how committees operate: http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/info/factsheets/fact5.pdf

2) We invite you to share your views before June 30, 2008. You can learn more about the proposed energy and water efficiency requirements by downloading a copy of the Stakeholder Consultation Discussion Paper and provide your comments online on our code consultations website at: www.manitoba.ca/labour/ofc/codeconsultations. As part of the consultation process, the Office of the Fire Commissioner will be hosting a series of consultation sessions in Winnipeg, Brandon, and Thompson between April 17 and April 24, 2008. The specific dates, times, and locations for each community are listed on the attached Notice for Consultation Sessions and on the code consultations website. If you have questions about the consultation process, please contact the Building Policy and Sustainability Unit of the Office of the Fire Commissioner by e-mail at codeconsultations@gov.mb.ca, by phone at 204-945-3322 or by mail at 508-401 York Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0P8.

3) The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) is currently conducting a Call for Nominations for membership on the Water, Fisheries and Oceans Caucus Steering Committee. This is an open call to all RCEN members who belong to or are willing to join the WFO Caucus. The deadline for application is May 7th. Interested members can apply through:
http://www.cen-rce.org/Forms/delegateFormleelaEng.aspx For more info: leela@cen-rce.org

4) Consultations planned for Proposed Amendments to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER). Crowflight Minerals is proposing to establish the Bucko Lake mine in northern Manitoba (near Wabowden) and to dispose of tailings in a natural fish-bearing water body. The Environmental Assessment for the project is currently underway. If a decision is made to recommend that the water body be accepted for use as a TIA (Tailings Impoundment Area) the MMER would need to be amended. A national consultation session will be held in conjunction with this proposed amendment in June 2008,
and will occur prior to the completion of the EA for the project. You can get engaged in the EA by following this link:
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/Viewer_e.cfm?CEAR_ID=27401
For more background information on the process and anticipated consultation session contact Pat Moss, Co-Chair & Interim Coordinator, Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus, RCEN
250-847-9693 or pmossnwi@bulkley.net