The latest watershed districts expansion in Manitoba will ensure more farms have access to the federal government’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund.  |  Glacier FarmMedia photo

Funding-eligible areas grow with watershed districts expansion

Glacier FarmMedia – Five watershed districts in Manitoba now have more land under their purview. Boundaries expanded April 1 for the Central Assiniboine, Pembina Valley, Redboine, Seine Rat Roseau and the Souris River watershed districts to include areas previously uncovered by any district. The province announced the move March 22, saying that enhanced core funding […] Read more

The Nov. 15 announcement came with another $9.2 million in funding over the next five years. | Screencap via twitter.com/@MB_Watersheds

Man. living lab takes new direction

The Manitoba Association of Watersheds is hammering out specifics for the next five years of Living Labs work. On Nov. 15, Agriculture Canada announced Living Labs Manitoba. It’s the successor to Living Labs Eastern Prairies, established as part of a multimillion-dollar commitment from the federal government in 2019. The idea was to provide common ground […] Read more