PLANET IN PERIL

Winnipeg Free Press - By: Bartley Kives - Jul 7 - '09 The water utility corporation proposed for the City of Winnipeg is trouble, says the head of Canada's largest union. Click headline for full story.

Submitted by Kori Brus — Jun 29, 2009 Tens of billions of litres of untreated sewage are entering Ontario's waterways because of outdated infrastructure and poor oversight by the provincial government. Get full report by clicking headline .

Ashley Seager Guardian Co UK, Saturday 4 July 2009 Latin American nation tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens. Click headline for full story.

Winnipeg Free Press - By: Bob Weber - C.P. A major international report says the increasingly rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is already taking a toll on polar bears and Canada should reconsider its Pic. Courtesy of Dreamstime decision not to include the mighty predators on its list of endangered species. Click headline for more.

Manitoba Co-Operator - Staff - 6/30/2009 Ducks Unlimited Canada has picked up almost $380,000 in federal funds to see how isolated wetlands can help keep watersheds free of excess nutrients and sediment. Click headline for details. Above & r. One of Manitoba's algae-clogged rivers. Photos by L.P.

Wed Jul 1, 2009 11:55am EDT - By Daniel Flynn ROME (Reuters): With only five months to go until a new global pact on climate change, none of the Group of Eight nations is doing enough to curb global warming. Shamefully, Canada and the US are at the bottom. Click headline for more.