The Manitoba government will boost infrastructure spending and cut funding to some environmental groups as part of its plan to deal with the fiscal fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Green Action Centre, a Winnipeg-based non-profit that promotes recycling, composting and other activities, has received a letter from the province that says annual funding to the group worth $200,000 is being suspended this year. “This … will directly impact our ability to maintain our sustainable transportation and waste reduction programming and activities that Manitobans depend on,” executive director Tracy Hucul wrote in an email to supporters Thursday.