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Manitoba Farmers Frustrated by ‘No Net Loss’ Approach To Wetlands Rules
Source: Robert Arnason, producer.com, October 27th, 2020
The new rules streamline the approval process for managing small and temporary wetlands.
Last October, Manitoba’s government adopted a ‘no net loss’ approach to wetlands.
One year later, Manitoba farmers are confused and frustrated by the new rules. Few understand how the new system is supposed to work and anecdotal stories are making the rounds, about water resource officers issuing large fines or pressuring producers to unplug drainage works that were done 15 or 20 years ago.
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