Background Material for Public Workshops Now Available!
Want to learn more about environmental impact assessment? Want to help shape reform priorities? You do not need to be an expert to participate.
As part of our Empowering Impact Assessment project the Manitoba Eco-Network, in collaboration with the Public Interest Law Centre and the University of Winnipeg, is pleased to release a series of fact sheets on environmental impact assessment for a series of public workshops on environmental impact assessment across Manitoba. These fact sheets will also serve as useful reference materials for the public, including academic and community researchers. The facts sheets below are not required reading for participating in the workshops, but they are available for participants that wish to engage further and learn more.
What’s Going to Happen at the Workshops?
During the first part of the workshop, participants will hear presentations from the project team about the current state of impact assessment in Manitoba. Interactive polling tools will be used (i.e., Mentimeter) to help identify priorities and gather feedback. In the second part of the workshop, participants will be placed in a small group with 5-6 other participants. Each group will have a facilitator and a note-taker. Participants will be asked a variety of basic questions to gather insights on how they think impact assessment should be done in Manitoba. Participation in the workshops is voluntary, questions can be skipped and participants can end participation at any time.
How Do I Register?
If you are interested in participating in one of our upcoming impact assessment workshops, please RSVP on Eventbrite at any one of the three workshops scheduled for:
Indigenous Led IA Fact Sheet V2_Final
Public Participation Fact Sheet V2_Final
Factors Considered Fact Sheet V3_Final
Enforcement Fact Sheet V2_Final
Post Approval Practices Fact Sheet V2_Final
An invite only expert workshop will also take place in early summer 2025. Stay tuned for further updates.
This project would not be possible without Financial assistance provided by the Manitoba Law Foundation and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
