Riding Mountain: An Island of Wilderness

Riding Mountain National Park is a 'wilderness island' in a 'sea of agriculture.' On the Manitoba Escarpment, its high elevation creates an environment distinct from the prairies. This allows three ecosystems to converge: grasslands, upland boreal, and eastern deciduous forest, supporting a rich biodiversity found nowhere else on the plains. #Canada #RidingMountain #Manitoba #Ecosystems 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_Mountain_National_Park

Word of the Day: 'Jam Busters' 🍩

In Manitoba, jelly-filled donuts are uniquely called 'jam busters'! This food term confuses visitors but delights linguists studying Canadian dialects. While most of Canada uses 'jelly donut' or the Tim Hortons term 'filled donut,' Winnipeggers proudly stick to their distinctive name for this sweet treat. Have you tried a jam buster? 🇨🇦 #Canada #Manitoba #FoodTerms

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jambuster

#Manitoba #canada

investments not made today will mean higher health, infrastructure, and disaster‑recovery costs in the future. The consensus of many of these organizations is that the government is spending heavily on treating the consequences of poor health while neglecting the upstream environmental and social factors that send people into hospitals in the first place

https://www.frequencynews.ca/news/critics-say-climate-action-is-health-care-and-budget-2026-misses-the-mark/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ecology #environment #climate