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CTV News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
MP calls on Parks Canada to explain Clear Lake motorized boat ban
The member of parliament for Riding Mountain is calling on Parks Canada to explain its decision for a motorized watercraft ban on Clear Lake. On Thursday, MP Dan Mazier wrote a letter to the Riding Mountain field unit superintendent, asking Parks Canada to hold a public meeting to clarify its reasoning for the ban. 'The decision to impose a ban just before the May long weekend with inadequate notice, consultation, or clear justification, has blindsided the community and undermined months of preparation,' the letter states, adding that the lack of transparency has fueled public frustration. Mazier's letter goes on to say that Parks Canada was still telling people that motorized watercraft would be allowed on Clear Lake as recently as May 12. 'Parks Canada is a public agency. It is accountable to the people it serves,' it says. 'Yet increasingly, the public feels shut out of decisions that deeply affect their lives and livelihoods. That must change.' Mazier's plea comes after Parks Canada announced last week that only non-motorized watercraft will be permitted on the lake in 2025 in an effort to stop the spread of zebra mussels. In a statement, a spokesperson for Riding Mountain National Park said they recognize the important place Clear Lake holds in the hearts of many Manitobans, as well as the strong connection that Indigenous communities have to the lake. The spokesperson notes that last summer Clear Lake was closed to all watercrafts, which drew negative reactions from residents and business owners who were concerned it would stop people from visiting. However, the park notes, 2024 saw Riding Mountain's busiest year since 2021, with 347,418 visitors. 'Parks Canada understands this change is disappointing to some, especially those who complied with mandatory inspections and tagging in previous years,' the statement says. 'Parks Canada is implementing these changes in an effort to continue protecting Clear Lake so that its health and those of downstream waterbodies can be maintained and visitors and residents can continue to enjoy them in the future.' Mazier's full letter can be found online.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Early Manitoba results rolling in as CBC projects Liberal government
Early election results in Manitoba have started to trickle in for Canada's 2025 federal election, after a roughly month-long campaign. CBC News is projecting incumbent Conservative candidate Dan Mazier has been re-elected in rural Manitoba's Riding Mountain riding, where he's taken a large lead over Liberal challenger Terry Hayward — the first result projected in the province. Early results are starting to come in for almost all of the province's 14 ridings. CBC News has also projected the Liberals will form Canada's next government. CBC made the projection shortly after 9 p.m. CT, just a little over a half hour after polls closed in most of Canada. You can see the latest on CBC's live election results page. The race in Manitoba will see the province send at least two new members of Parliament to Ottawa, after the incumbent candidates in southwest Manitoba's Brandon-Souris and southeast Winnipeg's St. Boniface-St. Vital ridings announced they would not seek re-election. Heading into the election, the Conservatives held seven Manitoba seats, the Liberals held four and the NDP held three. Supporters of some candidates were campaigning until the very last minute in Manitoba, including in Winnipeg West, where people held up signs for Conservative incumbent candidate Marty Morantz at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Moray Street in advance of polls closing. Supporters of Conservative candidate Marty Morantz wave signs at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Moray Street in advance of polls closing in Manitoba on Friday evening. Morantz is the incumbent in the Winnipeg West riding. (James Turner/CBC)
CBC
29-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Early Manitoba results rolling in as CBC projects Liberal government
At least 2 new MPs heading to Ottawa from Manitoba's 14 ridings Early election results in Manitoba have started to trickle in for Canada's 2025 federal election, after a roughly month-long campaign. CBC News is projecting incumbent Conservative candidate Dan Mazier has been re-elected in rural Manitoba's Riding Mountain riding, where he's taken a large lead over Liberal challenger Terry Hayward — the first result projected in the province. Early results are starting to come in for almost all of the province's 14 ridings. CBC News has also projected the Liberals will form Canada's next government. CBC made the projection shortly after 9 p.m. CT, just a little over a half hour after polls closed in most of Canada. The race in Manitoba will see the province send at least two new members of Parliament to Ottawa, after the incumbent candidates in southwest Manitoba's Brandon-Souris and southeast Winnipeg's St. Boniface-St. Vital ridings announced they would not seek re-election. Heading into the election, the Conservatives held seven Manitoba seats, the Liberals held four and the NDP held three. Supporters of some candidates were campaigning until the very last minute in Manitoba, including in Winnipeg West, where people held up signs for Conservative incumbent candidate Marty Morantz at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Moray Street in advance of polls closing.
