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ANNOUNCEMENT (February 6, 2007):


The Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board's December 2006 Report was released by Minister of Manitoba Water Stewardship - Christine Melnick on February 6, 2007.
The link to the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board’s report (“LWSB December 2006”) can be found on the “Publications” page of this web site.


BACKGROUND:


The Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board was announced by the government of Manitoba in February 2003 as one of the six actions under the Lake Winnipeg Action Plan.

The role of the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board was initially to assist the government of Manitoba to achieve the main commitments in the Lake Winnipeg Action Plan of reducing phosphorus and nitrogen in the lake to pre-1970 levels.

On February 14, 2007 the Minister of Water Stewardship renewed the membership and expanded the terms of reference for the Board.

Board members represent a variety of interests, including fishing, agriculture, urban land use, First Nations, federal, provincial and municipal government, and non-governmental organizations.

The Board reports through the Chair to the Minister of Water Stewardship.

Reports and Publications:


The Board’s reports and publications can be found on the “Publications” page of this web site.

The Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board's Interim Report (January 2005), contains 32 sets of recommendations. Following the release of the Interim Report, the Minister of Water Stewardship requested the Board undertake public discussions on the report with particular emphasis on four of the 32 sets of recommendations.

The “Report on Public Discussion” (July 2005) documents the public response to the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board's Interim Report recommendations. Thank you to those that shared their views with the Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board during the Public Discussion process. The input was very important and useful to the Board.

The Board’s December 2006 three year term report – titled: “Reducing Nutrient Loading to Lake Winnipeg and its Watershed: Our Collective Responsibility and Commitment to Action” provides 38 sets of recommendations on actions to reduce nutrient loading to Lake Winnipeg and its watershed.

You can send your comments by mail or on-line (see the "Contact Us" page of this website).