Wapusk National Park Created Near Churchill
Wapusk National Park in Manitoba was established after a federal provincial accord signed by Premier Gary Filmon Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps and Manitoba Natural Resources Minister Albert Driedger witnessed by local leaders and First Nations. The park spans 11 475 square kilometres making it Canada s seventh largest and protecting polar bear habitat and vast waterfowl shorebird populations in Hudson James Lowlands.
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Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Canadian Heritage
Sheila Cops
Natural Resources
Albert Driedger
Canada
Churchill
Fox Lake
York Factory
Wapusk National Park
Copps
Wapusk
Hudson-James
Riding Mountain
Banff
Hudson Bay
Park Management Board
Hudson-James Lowlands
Government of Canada
Government of
Local Government District
LGD
First Nations
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
MKO
LGC
Gulf Islands
British Columbia
NDP Reelects Lambert as Roblin Russell President
At a April 26 1996 supper meeting in Roblin the Roblin Russell NDP Association reaffirmed Bill Lambert as President for another year with Ray Spencer as Vice President and Bill Nicholson as Secretary Treasurer. MLA Roseann Wowchuk and Stan Struthers spoke on provincial matters and federal issues including the Louisiana Pacific deal and potential early federal election.
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Roblin
Roblin-Russell
NDP Association
Dauphin
Swan River
NDP
Bill Lambert
Ray Spener
Bill Nicholson
Shoal Lake
Roseann Wowchuk
Stan Struthers
Wowchuk
Gary Filmon
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