PinP Declares Manitoba's Minister of Agriculture a Liar.

by Larry Powell

Manitoba's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Ron Kostychyn, (r.) is a liar.

Way back in September of 2012 (over 1 1/2 years ago), Kostyshyn  promised me he would read a peer-reviewed article I had written. Entitled "Field of Nightmares."  It appeared in the well-respected Canadian journal "Alternatives - Canada's Environmental Voice." It documented much of the research which has been done, linking the popular herbicide "Roundup" to adverse effects on the health of livestock, wildlife, crops and even humans. It also placed the official position of the Government of Canada on the record, which was, it was "aware of the research, but, it did not raise immediate risk concerns that would have triggered regulatory action.”

Massive Plan Unveiled to Save Lake Winnipeg (Canada), the World's 10th Largest Freshwater Lake

CBC News

A multimillion-dollar plan to help save Lake Winnipeg by reducing the blue-green algae poisoning the lake was announced Wednesday by the Manitoba government. Details here.

Related: Dangerous Ditches. Manitoba’s “war on weeds” comes complete with powerful herbicides, questionable spraying practices and collateral damage.

Scum on Lake Winnipeg. PLT photo.

State of Emergency Declared in Municipality in Southwestern Manitoba (Canada) Due to Excess Moisture

Manitoba Co-Operator

Forty miles of RM of Edwards roadways are closed due to water. Details here.

Manitoba Honeybees Hit Hard Over Winter

The Manitoba Co-Operator

Honeybee on flower. Larry Powell P in P photo.

Manitoba’s beekeepers are feeling the sting of high winter losses, coupled with the pain and expense of overseas bee imports. Details here.

Related: Are Canada's Pesticide Regulators on the Take? Canadian Authorities Refuse to Protect Precious Pollinators From Known Toxins. Is Something Crooked Going on Here?

Manitoba's Corn and Honey Producers Try to "Talk Things Out" About Bee Deaths.

Manitoba Co-Operator

Corn harvester in Manitoba.                                                      Beekeepers at the Fort Whyte Centre in 

Winnipeg, MB. 

PLT photos.

Keeping bees at bay when it comes to corn planting isn’t always possible, 

but good communication goes a long way. Details here.

Reject Northern Gateway, Scientists Urge Canadian PM in Open Letter

Globe and Mail

A letter signed by hundreds of scientists from around the world is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reject a federal panel report recommending approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Details here.

Moms to the Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.): Recall Monsanto’s Roundup

Organic Consumer's Association

Hell hath no fury . . . like a mother whose child has been sickened by a toxin that’s almost impossible to avoid. Details here.

Related: Field of Nightmares. Canada embraces the widespread use of Roundup by letting corporate seduction trump scientific evidence.

PLT photo.