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SRRCD Is The First In Manitoba
Written by Barney Morin
Monday, 05 July 2010
 

 

Members of the Seine-Rat River Conservation District accept a plaque from Minister of Water Stewardship Christine Melnick 

 

The Seine- Rat River Conservation District was honoured yesterday for it's future plan for Watershed management system. Provincial Minister of Water Stewardship Christine Melnick presented the conservation district with a plaque in honour of the combined efforts of the 15 RM's, towns and cities. The SRRCD is the first Manitoban district to have their plan approved. The watershed management plan is in place to clean up and preserve the water sources in our district.

As of November 1, 2009, the SRRCD boundary includes all or portions of the Rural Municipalities of La Broquerie, Ste Anne, Hanover, De Salaberry, Ritchot, Tache, Stuartburn, Springfield, Reynolds, Montcalm, the City of Steinbach, the Village of St Pierre-Jolys, and the Town of Ste Anne. On April 1, 2010, the Town of Niverville and a portion of the RM of Franklin will be officially joining the SRRCD.

Conservation district chair Cornie Goertzen says that all the people who head into the meeting think watershed and not RM. They think of the bigger picture. Melnick says this is very forward thinking and is a link to their accomplishments thus far.

 

 

Film Documentary On The Seine River

Written by AM 1250/ Mix 96 FM News
Monday, 22 February 2010
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The Seine/Rat River Conservation District had a video of the Seine River filmed by kayak to determine the condtion of the river.
 
8 months after filming started, a 26 minute documentary has been completed highlighting the seine river. Cornie Goertzen is Chair of the Seine/Rat River Conservation District. He tells us they sent a kayak down the Seine River last spring to document what's going on. Goertzen says prior to production the goal was to develop a video suitable for junior high and high school students but he says they've now come to realize it could also be of interest to adults. Goertzen says his board was surprised by the amount of work that has been done along the Seine River which is detrimental to the health of the river. He says the worst offences have been identified and presented to the province. However, he says though there is room for improvement along the river, the quality of water is not as bad as it could be.

 

Southeastern Manitoba Groundwater Management Plan! www.srgmp.ca

The Province of Manitoba is currently carrying out an indepth study of the groundwater in Southeastern Manitoba. Check out the draft plan on their website.

 

Click here to read the SRRCD 2010 NEWSLETTER!

 

December 8, 2009- Goertzen Re-Elected Chair

The board of the Seine/Rat River Conservation District has re-elected Cornie Goertzen as chair. That happened at the annual meeting last week. Goertzen tells us the board will be largely the same for the coming year. The only change is the election of Jacques Trudeau of Tache to chair Subdistrict 7. Goertzen is also pleased to report the board is working well as members are not thinking only of their municipalities but for the good of the entire Seine/Rat River watershed. - Written By AM1250/MIX 96