"While zebra mussels are a growing concern on Lake Winnipeg and neighboring bodies of water, one local researcher says that doesn’t mean people should throw up their hands and say it’s a lost cause. “Zebra mussels invaded Lake Erie in 1986, they are still there….and the fishery in Lake Erie is doing very well,” Scott Higgins said. “Water quality has some issues in western Lake Erie, partially it’s related to zebra mussels but in large parts it’s not. Many of these are the same problems we face in Lake Winnipeg.”"
"Scott Vaughan, president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Canada’s former federal environment commissioner, said the Paris talks are critical because climate science has become so “absolutely clear” in the last few years that it demands countries act now."
"The Prairie Climate Centre provides stakeholders in Manitoba and across the Prairies with this kind of upto-date and high-quality data depicting the nature of climate changes expected to occur, said Henry (Hank) Venema, director of planning for the centre, which will be housed at the University of Winnipeg’s Richardson College for the Environment."
IISD Experimental Lakes Area expert Scott Higgins talks about the potential for a zebra mussels infestation in Shoal Lake, Manitoba.
"Investment by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in fossil fuel production represented a large portion of overall government support, says a research study from IISD."