Manitoba Liberals, Environment Groups Decry Planned Peat Mine in Park
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Winnipeg Free Press
WINNIPEG - Critics are asking the Manitoba government to reject a proposed peat mine in a Manitoba provincial park.
Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard says provincial parks are no place for mining, and the operation would destroy an important wetland.
Eric Reder, with the non-profit group Wilderness Committee, says the area plays a key role in protecting the water quality of Lake Winnipeg.
Sun Gro Horticulture has put forward a plan for a 531-hectare mine in Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park.
The provincial government is examining the plan and is seeking public input until next month.
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