Info Links - General

1) Manitoba Water Stewardship Annual Report 2005-2006 lists all the program spending in the department. Call the Minister of Water Stewardship office for a hardcopy at 945-1133 or visit http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/misc/2005-6_annual_report.pdf.

2) Manitoba's Water Directory (2nd edition) lists all agencies and departments in the province that deal with water issues. Call 945-7487 for a hard copy or visit:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/directory/
or for a hard copy of the booklet call 945-7100.

3) "Manitoba's Water Protection Handbook - "(Almost) Everyone's Responsibility" available online at http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/reports/water_protection_handbook.pdf

4) Manitoba’s Water Quality Handbook: http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/water_guide/index.html

5) View the document, “Manitoba’s Water Strategy”: http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/waterstrategy/pdf/index.html

6) Environment Canada’s National Water Research Institute (NWRI) puts out a newsletter intended to forge better links between water scientists and water policy-makers. This free newsletter provides timely information on the research activities of NWRI to water professionals, policy decision makers, governments, and other groups involved with managing water resources effectively. To view the newsletters go to: http://www.nwri.ca/nlet-lnee/nletter-e.html.

“Water Connections: A Feasibility Study Towards Understanding and Improving Access to Water Information in Canada”, published by the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds, May 2006: http://www.waterconnect.ca/waterconnections_may2006_draft.pdf
(948KB).

8) "Eau Canada - The future of Canada's water" has now been published and is a must read. In addition to picking up the book you may want to visit the website: www.eaucanada.ca. You will notice that there is an “Action Centre” page. You can send suggestions of action items to be posted. Examples might include the ongoing hearings on oil and gas development in Alberta, upcoming events and conferences, forthcoming publications, or ongoing campaigns. Send suggestions to frontdesk@ubcpress.ca.

9) The Southern Chiefs Organization has released its "Water for Life" Conference report. Downloadable at: http://www.scoinc.mb.ca/projects.php

10) Summary of 4th World Water Forum proceedings: http://www.iisd.ca/ymb/worldwater4/html/ymbvol82num15e.html

11) The 2nd World Water Development Report is available at http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap. The Report was compiled by 24 UN agencies.

12) The Walkerton Report: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/walkerton/

13) Download the presentation: “Indigenous Peoples and Watershed Management: A Discussion of Rights, Interests and Interesting Approaches”, by Merrell-Ann Phare of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources: http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/pwps_merrell-ann_phare.ppt

14) Presentation: Manitoba Water Quality: Current Issues & Priorities (2.45MB pdf) by Dwight Williamson, Manitoba Water Stewardship, February 14, 2005.

15) "Changing the Flow: A Blueprint for Federal Action on Freshwater" by the Gordon Water Group. "Government action to protect fresh water has been sorely lacking for 20 years as the pressure on fresh water - from pollution, climate change, drought in Western Canada and falling levels in the Great Lakes - are increasing" To find out what the Canadian government should be doing: http://www.gordonwatergroup.ca/PDF/ChangingtheFlow.pdf

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