Minnedosa Tribune
ALL DRESSED UP
Dressed in their finest, members of the Class of 2026 proudly walked into the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre on the morning of Friday, June 19 to mark and celebrate their graduation, along with fellow students, staff, and families. Graduation Day is a day of celebration, reflection, as ceremonies signify the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.
‘An understated
Manitoba Habitat Conservancy marks 40 Years of conservation partnerships back where it all began in Minnedosa
DONALD BERGER Minnedosa Tribune
Manitoba Habitat Conservancy (MHC) marked four decades of conservation work with a Celebration of Conservation in Minnedosa, a community gathering recognizing the landowners, partners and neighbours who helped shape some of the organization’s earliest work.
The event was held Thursday, June 18, beginning at the Minnedosa Beach Pavilion with a welcome, reflections from special guests and a catered lunch. Following lunch, attendees were invited to the nearby Nylen conservation site for a
“The Nylen conservation site was MHC’s first paid conservation agreement, or easement, and is among the very first in the prov-
sign unveiling and guided walk. For Manitoba Habitat Conservancy, Minnedosa was more than a convenient host community. It is part of the organization’s origin story. Evan Woelk Balzer, philanthropy and engagement officer with MHC, said Minnedosa was chosen because of its proximity to some of the properties secured through Manitoba’s earliest conservation agreements. Among those properties are MHC’s first paid and donated conservation agreement sites.
ince,” Woelk Balzer said. He said the site represents a historic chapter in Manitoba land stewardship, when conservation agreements became part of the province’s toolbox for protecting important habitat.
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