Stephen Harper: Federal Funding

Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative Dept: But he said he has no intention of restoring funding for the Experimental Lakes Area, a research facility that is being cut off from federal support, according to CBC. "We're seeing positive results but more needs to be done," Harper said and prime Minister Stephen Harper said today that federal funding will be renewed for cleanup efforts for Manitoba's Lake Winnipeg, a body of water he called one of the world's natural wonders. Federal funding for the Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative, a project that began in 2008 and was due to end this year, will continue for the next five years, Harper announced at an event in Gimli, Man. About $18 million is being committed to the project, he said, bringing the total so far close to $40 million. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.