Attention
bird watchers
Big Grass Marsh is located just
north of Gladstone, Manitoba. This was the very first Ducks
Unlimited conservation project, and is considered an Important
Bird Area of Canada. Bird watching enthusiasts are invited
to enjoy the experience of one of the best bird watching locations
in Canada.
Professional training
and development
The Manitoba Water and Wastewater
Association (MWWA) is the only non-profit organization in
Manitoba dedicated to the certification of water and wastewater
personnel. It's a member of the Western Canadian Water and
Waste Water Association (WCWWA). This regional association
provides services for over 3,000 members in the three prairie
provinces. WCWWA was founded 54 years ago to promote the exchange
of knowledge of water treatment, sewage treatment, distribution
of water and collection of sewage for towns and cities in
Western Canada.
"High quality water and safe,
effective wastewater treatment are essential to any society
and are needs that can only increase in the future",
notes the chairman of MWWA. And this organization is there
to provide this essential service. Its members are qualified,
dedicated professionals, people who are trained to high standards
and who continue to learn as the water and wastewater industry
advances.
Conservation pays
Water conservation is one area
where everyone can play a big role. Many things can be done
by individuals and at little cost, by paying more attention
to three areas, the tap, the shower and the toilet. Together
these three items account for about 65 percent of indoor household
water use.
An aerator on a tap restricts water
flow. It can be installed in a few minutes and at minimal
cost. All that’s needed is a pair of pliers. Installing
a new low-flow shower head is as easy as installing an aerator
and the cost of water and water heating will decrease immediately.
A toilet dam, an early closure flapper valve, or a water-displacement
device in the toilet tank can all conserve significant amounts
of water.
Small things add up: turn off the
tap when brushing your teeth, take shorter showers, check
toilets for leaks and repair, don’t use the toilet as
a waste basket, wash only full loads of clothes and make sure
your dishwasher is fully loaded before washing. You’d
be surprised how these steps will conserve energy, lower your
water bill and free up system capacity to serve future generations
without costly expansion.
Next to beavers, they’re
#1
What started out as protecting
duck habitat for hunters has turned out to be a bonanza to
the environment. Ducks Unlimited, in partnership with many
other organizations in the past 60 years, has constructed
over 5,700 dams, regulating structures and helped protect
more than 18 million acres of wetland, roughly the size of
New Brunswick. About 3.35 million acres are in the Prairies.
Manitoba is the home for about a million of these enhanced
acres. That is a lot of habitat, much of which was either
threatened or in a deteriorated state. |
