By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun The Manitoba Wildlife Federation is trying to prevent the federal government from gaining control over land-management decisions in Manitoba due to concerns about public access, a senior adviser told the Sun on Friday. The federation put out a call to action on Thursday for the provincial government to create a \u201cMade in Manitoba\u201d solution to manage protected areas and parks in the province. Senior policy adviser Chris Heald said the goal is to keep land-management decisions local to Manitoba, where politicians are more accountable to the public. \u201cIf we don\u2019t like the way they\u2019re managing our park system or the protected areas, we have the ability, in four years, to elect a different government,\u201d he said. \u201cWith the federal government, it\u2019s… <\/p>\n
By Connor McDowell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun The Manitoba Wildlife Federation is trying to prevent the federal government from gaining control over land-management decisions in Manitoba due to concerns about public access, a senior adviser told the Sun on Friday. The federation put out a call to action on Thursday for the provincial government to create a \u201cMade in Manitoba\u201d solution to manage protected areas and parks in the province. Senior policy adviser Chris Heald said the goal is to keep land-management decisions local to Manitoba, where politicians are more accountable to the public. \u201cIf we don\u2019t like the way they\u2019re managing our park system or the protected areas, we have the ability, in four years, to elect a different government,\u201d he said. \u201cWith the federal government, it\u2019s... <\/p>\n