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A project given the green light by the government of Manitoba is raising red flags for environmental and land advocates. On Wednesday, the province said yes to a solar glass project by Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) that will see silica sand mined from Hollow Water First Nation, Man., and processed …
Read More »Government of Manitoba gives OK on solar glass manufacturing project – Winnipeg
A solar glass manufacturing facility is coming to the city of Selkirk, Man. On Wednesday, the government of Manitoba said it green-lighted Canadian Premium Sand (CPS) to go ahead with a project that will see silica sand extracted from Hollow Water First Nation and processed in the factory coming soon …
Read More »‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories – Winnipeg
Wednesday marks World Water Day, a day raising awareness of the more than 2 billion people around the world living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada. The federal government says 138 long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted since November 2015, although some short-term …
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