Manitoba Climate Change Task Force - International Institute for ...

“Education must play a key role in making all Manitobans aware of global warming.
We must educate all levels of society beginning with our school age children K-12,
post secondary and local residents. We also must continue the process with public
and private industry.”
Joseph (Sonny) Kline • Northern Association of Community Councils Inc.
“The bottom line is that there needs to be far more information provided to individuals
in order for them to gain knowledge necessary to prepare for whatever the future
has in store. Education of the masses must be much more than a few fliers in the
mail or a few hard to understand scientific studies, but rather, a comprehensive
community education initiative that will start from the grassroots level. In order to
respond effectively to the challenges that lie ahead, everyone from children to elders
must be educated in order to make the informed choices that will decide
our future.”
Darren Ottaway • The Town of Churchill
Address Aboriginal
and Northern Concerns
Aboriginal people and
other residents of the North live in the region most vulnerable to climate
change. It has been said that the North represents Manitoba’s “canary in the
mine”, and the early warning signals are becoming evident.
The task force recommends that the government of Manitoba:
Acknowledge the unique challenges to northern and Aboriginal peoples, as well
as the likely early impacts on this vulnerable region and its communities by:
• Consulting and documenting traditional knowledge to capture the historical
record and evidence related to climate change; and
• Partnering with organizations, such as the Aboriginal People’s Television Network
and the Centre for Indigenous and Environmental Resources, to explain the
experience and perspectives of northern peoples and climate change impacts in
film and other media.
Hazards of winter roads
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