Source: Winnipeg Free Press

"The ELA will be invaluable to helping us solve the complex issues surrounding the health of Lake Winnipeg and basin waterway challenges," said Selinger. "Stable long-term funding is critical for the nationally and internationally important work that is conducted at this facility."

Over a six-year process, a $6 million agreement, involving the Governments of Manitoba and Ontario, will ensure that the world-renowned freshwater research station remains in operation, despite major setbacks brought about by federal budget cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in March 2013.

The IISD, a 20 year-old Winnipeg-based institute, conducts research regarding development of a sustainable management strategy for the Lake Winnipeg South Basin. Management of the research site will eventually be passed over fully to the IISD.