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Peguis First Nation Hecla/Grindstone Hollow Water First Nation Peat Mining in Little Birch Wildlife Provincial Park Management Area Dog Lake Manigotagan River Peguis First Na on Wildlife Management Provincial Park Sleeve Lake Area Wildlife Management Area Nopiming Tradi onal Territory Lake Lake Manitoba Winnipeg Provincial Park First Nation Little Black River Elk Island First Nation Narcisse Wildlife Provincial Park Management Area BERGER DEER LAKE Sagkeeng First Nation BOG MINE Sandy Bay Grand Beach Provincial Park First Nation & Lake Manitoba Brokenhead Peguis Ojibway Nation SUNGRO RAMSAY POINT First Nation Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area BOG MINE St. Ambroise Beach Provincial Park Oak Hammock Marsh Whiteshell Provincial Park Wildlife Management Area Birds Hill Provincial Park For addi onal informa on, contact Long Plain Winnipeg DRAFT First Nation Cheyenne Parisian or Lloyd Stevenson 0 5 10 20 30 40 Peguis First Nation Kilometers (1.204.645.2359) Scale: 1:1,400,000 Legend Datum: NAD83 Peat Mine Appeals Projection: UTM Zone 14N Roadways Quarry Leases July 16, 2012 V1 Data Sources: or Councillor Mike Sutherland Peguis First Nation Reserve Land Berger Peat Moss LTD. ESRI: (Province, Inset) Manitoba Lands Initiative (Cities and Major Towns, First Nation Reserve Land Regional Sun Gro Horticulture Canada LTD. Railroads, Roads, Parks, Protected Areas, Hydrology); Protected Areas Geogratis (Peguis First Nation Reserve Land; First Sunterra Horticulture Canada LTD. Nation Reserve Land) Manitoba Geological (1.204.330.4371) Survey (Quarry Leases) The Province of Manitoba enacted a 2‐year Sun Gro Hor culture (Canada) Inc. applied to moratorium on new peat mines in the province as part Manitoba Conserva on for an Environment Act of the Save Lake Winnipeg Act June 2011. Some peat license to develop peat‐mining opera ons on 1170 mines received licenses without First Na ons hectares of crown‐owned land in the Ramsay Point consulta on, and over objec on of the Aboriginal Bog (located 40km northwest of Riverton) December Rela ons Branch in Manitoba Conserva on. Two 9, 2010. On June 29, 2011 just a er the moratorium proposed peat mines are located within Peguis First started, Sun Gro was granted Environment Act Na on's Community Treaty Land En tlement (TLE) license 2964. Peguis First Na on appealed this No fica on Zone. Other nearby First Na ons, such as license to the Minister of Conserva on and Water Fisher River First Na on, have also raised objec ons to Stewardship. the peat mines. Co agers and others have appealed these peat mine licenses. Berger Peat Moss Ltd. applied to Manitoba Conserva on for an Environment Act license to What is Peat? develop peat‐mining opera ons on 2257 hectares of Peat is thick water‐logged organic soil layer made up crown land in the Deer Lake Bog (located 60km of dead and decaying plant material. Peatlands include north of Riverton) February 25, 2011. On July 20, moors, bogs, mires, peat swamp forests and 2011 Berger was granted Environment Act license permafrost tundra. Peatlands act as important water 2964. Peguis First Na on appealed this license been filters, reducing harmful nutrients that enter the lake. to the Minister of Conserva on and Water Peatlands are moose habitat and provided us with Stewardship. medicinal plants. Peat bogs also serve as important carbon sinks. Mining them releases both carbon and Both peat mines received licenses without First methane into the atmosphere. Na ons consulta on, and over objec on of the Aboriginal Rela ons Branch in Manitoba Why Is Peat Mined? Peat is used in agriculture where Conserva on. The two proposed peat mines are it is mixed into soil to improve its structure and helps located within Peguis First Na on's Treaty Land retain moisture. It is also used in water filtra on. Most En tlement (TLE) No fica on Zone. Other nearby of the peat mined in Southern Manitoba goes to the First Na ons, such as Fisher River First Na on, have USA market for gardens, greenhouses, orchards, etc. also raised objec ons to the peat mines.