Sustainable Development Innovations Fund Grants

  • Brokenhead Ojibway Nation – $25,000 to create an educational and informational resource, including an educational video promoting awareness of the Brokenhead Wetlands and the need for their conservation.
  • Chaboille Community Development Corporation – $15,975 to promote a pilot project that will encourage local production and purchasing.
  • Community Holistic Circle Healing – $15,000 to establish a community-based environmental centre to promote traditional knowledge and sustainable community development and foster interaction between youth and elders.
  • HenteleffPark Foundation – $24,160 for an initiative to improve water flow and water quality in NormandCreek and restore riparian vegetation and tall grass prairie in HenteleffPark located in the south St. Vital area of Winnipeg.
  • International Institute for Sustainable Development – $16,500 for a pilot project to assess the public’s current level of understanding of sustainable development and to assess the effectiveness of educational efforts undertaken as part of the United Nations Decade for Education for Sustainable Development.
  • Invasive Species Council of Manitoba – $25,000 to provide centralized, provincewide leadership for the prevention, detection and management of invasive species in Manitoba.
  • Little Animation – $12,500 to produce eight four-minute animated clips that incorporate eight basic principles of the original Earth Charter for children age four to eight.
  • LivingPrairieMuseum – $10,844 to create a new interactive exhibit that will allow visitors insight into prairie night life by experiencing simulated prairie night encounters.
  • Manitoba Conservation, Air Quality Management – $25,000 to conduct ecological and related studies to determine the impact of acidic deposition from industrial sources such as metal smelters on Manitoba’s ecosystems.
  • Manitoba Conservation, Environmental Services Livestock Section – $24,000 to demonstrate the efficiency of manure separation systems for different types of hog operations and to help promote research opportunities and demonstration of new manure management initiatives in Manitoba.
  • Manitoba Conservation, Parks and Natural Areas – $4,810 to reduce the density of targeted leafy spurge stands in SpruceWoodsProvincialPark to help reclaim native prairie sites and increase animal diversity in these areas.
  • Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Community Planning Services – $10,000 to create guidelines for wind energy development at the local government level that respects stakeholders in Manitoba and avoids unnecessary land-use conflicts.

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  • Manitoba Manure Management 2007 Conference, chaired by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Livestock Knowledge Centre – $10,000 to host the next tri-province manure management conference, help promote and achieve improved environmental performance in the livestock industry and increase understanding of actions being taken by livestock producers to address environmental issues.
  • Pimachiowin Aki Corporation – $10,000 for a learning exchange with other Canadian world heritage sites, to assist in developing a successful nomination for a UNESCO world heritage site along the Manitoba-Ontario border.
  • PrincessMargaretCommunitySchool Association – $5,000 for a project to transform the school’s barren outdoor environment into a community green space, complete with an outdoor classroom.
  • Science Council of Manitoba – $1,000 to host two workshops to develop hands-on practical activities and action plans to address sustainability issues.
  • Snow Lake Community Development Corporation – $2,000 for an ecotourism initiative involving rehabilitation of walking paths and installation of interpretive signs that will educate visitors and community members on the flora and fauna of the area and encourage a healthier lifestyle.
  • The ManitobaMuseum – $25,000 to host an interpretative and interactive exhibit that examines climatic changes during the ice age period that led to the extinction of many animal species.
  • Tiger Hills Conservation District – $5,150 to promote and increase awareness on preserving the native prairie and recovery of endangered wildlife, specifically the burrowing owl, and to install artificial nesting structures to help increase its population.
  • UniversityCollege of the North – $10,000 to bring community members together to discuss long-term, sustainable education initiatives that will contribute to sustainable community development and future economic development in northern Manitoba.
  • University of Manitoba, department of animal science – $19,457 for a study to improve understanding about uptake of nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, by swine and develop recommendations to better protect the environment.
  • University of Manitoba, department of civil engineering – $21,000 to conduct research to determine if chlorine dioxide disinfection is a safe, economical alternative technology for use in potable water systems.
  • University of Manitoba, department of entomology – $22,050 to collect and characterize a variety of information on types of ectoparasite species infesting wildlife in Manitoba and enter the species information data into the J.B. Wallis Museum of Entomology.
  • University of Manitoba, department of entomology – $23,265 for the third year of a
    four-year research project to improve the methods of Dutch elm disease control in Manitoba communities.

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  • University of Manitoba, department of mechanical and manufacturing engineering – $25,000 to install and demonstrate solar energy systems at the University of Manitoba and establish a solar research project to track performance of other solar energy installations in and around Winnipeg.
  • University of Manitoba, department of soil science – $25,000 for a study to quantify leaching losses and determine the effect of rates of manure and fertilizer application on nutrient leaching losses.
  • University of Manitoba, Environmental Conservation Lab – $24,500 to conduct research to identify, evaluate and promote the links between local food, the environment and sustainable agriculture, and inform consumers and producers of the economic, environmental and social benefits of local food systems.
  • University of Manitoba, Natural Resources Institute – $19,000 to conduct research on grassland birds and vegetation in wildlife management areas and non-native prairies in southwestern Manitoba to determine how protected areas and private lands contribute to the conservation of grassland birds.