"It took tremendous personal sacrifice for folks to stand up and save this precious, irreplaceable forest… and now they’re paying the price for their service."
#Wpgpoli #MBpoli #SaveLemayForest
Read the full blog:
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/disobed...
"It took tremendous personal sacrifice for folks to stand up and save this precious, irreplaceable forest… and now they’re paying the price for their service."
#wpgpoli #SaveLemayForest
You can help the land defenders and reflect on how we need to change city policy. Read more:
🎉Great news for lovers + defenders of the Lemay Forest!💖
We'll have more details and depth for you tomorrow, but for now, hold your heads high and hold each other tight, you won.
#SaveLemayForest
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Amazing news! So great to have a #premier like #wabkinew that cares!
#savelemayforest
When people speak up about something that's wrong, governments step in and do something about it, and we shouldn't forget that.
#mbpoli #SaveLemayForest
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Chainsaws and machinery next to tall old trees felled on a snowy morning in the Lemay Forest
We saw big trees come down in the Lemay Forest this morning, and it was horrific. A local St Norbert woman was arrested because she went on site. A mother and Indigenous woman was driven to this action because of the callous way the governments are ignoring the Lemay Forest.
#SaveLemayForest
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is heartbreaking. This is a sacred space.
#savelemayforest
I'll be on CBC radio in Winnipeg on Monday at 6:10 am to talk about government responsibilities on the Lemay Forest, and how they've erred. Federal, Manitoba provincial, municipal elected officials need to correct the mistakes made.
This will be a serious call out.
#SaveLemayForest
A highly decorated birdy, with patches of bright yellow, a black eye mask, a white throat, white lower eyeliner, a white chest with black spots, a blazing yellow cap stripe, strong blue grey accents, some slimming horizontal white striping. A yellow-rumped warbler on a branch in spring. Also known as a butter butt.
Migratory birds are back in the forests of #Winnipeg.
📷 April 13/25.
Yellow-rumped warblers eat seeds in spring, allowing them to move north before the insects are out in Manitoba.
Federal law states breeding birds mean forests must not be cut down until after nesting ends.
#SaveLemayForest #mbpoli
You can also help by participating in logging migratory bird sightings in the area and tagging local officials. Learn more here:
WildernessCommittee.org/BirdWeekend
🚨If you hear chainsaws, immediately email the Canadian Wildlife Service in Winnipeg at cwsnwapermitprairie@ec.gc.ca
#SaveLemayForest
What's the word? When it comes to the fight to #SaveLemayForest, it's birds! 🐦
The developer continues to threaten the Lemay forest, but forests are protected from logging during the breeding bird season.
Learn what you can do to help protect their habitat here: WildernessCommittee.org/BirdWeekend
Keep up the pressure to #SaveLemayForest!
From Coun. Gilroy:
"I heard loud and clear from residents [...] sharing their deep concern and passion for protecting Lemay Forest.
That’s why the City of Winnipeg is now considering expropriation of this 18-acre river-bottom forest in St. Norbert."
a photo from the Children of the Forest Walk to Save Lemay on March 22nd, 2025. The photographer is standing behind speaker/MC Terri Bousquet who is wearing a white fur-lined parka, a bright yellow ribbon skirt with a floral pattern, and a red embroidered sash. She is carrying a drum in a case by her side. The audience is spread out on the steps before her, with the the Louis Riel statue behind them. The Manitoba legislature and the golden boy loom in the background.
We need to keep up the pressure on decision makers to #SaveLemayForest! Tell them your stories, stress the importance of keeping nature in our neighborhoods, or just remind them their decision will follow them for the rest of their electable days.
Send your message:
Wildernesscommittee.org/SaveLemay
An update on the fight to #SaveLemayForest: With new information and historical reports available, both the City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba need to take action to correct the systemic failures that got us here. Read the full blog post here:
WildernessCommittee.org/HardLessonsLemay
I just proudly used "pugilistic path" in my writing and I am certain the editors will cut it. 🙄
#SaveLemayForest
Alt-text: Promotional poster for the "Firekeepers of Lemay" donation campaign, featuring images of moccasins, a cemetery, donation details, and the phrase "Awasaka Ayahsig Sakahk." Transcribed Text: FIREKEEPERS OF LEMAY the Asile Ritchot Cemetery OPEN DONATION We are collecting donations to keep the sacred fire burning at Lemay Forest Resting place of the children who died at the Aisle Ritchot Orphanage that operated from 1904-1946. We hope to burn brightly until the government protects this sacred space. OUR NEEDS: ✔️ FIREWOOD ✔️ MEDICINE ✔️ FOOD ✔️ VOLUNTEERS YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR DONATION: UMBOUSQT@OUTLOOK.COM DONATE NOW Awasaka Ayahsig Sakahk
Please share and donate if you can.
This is a local forest where I live, and is a sacred space that needs to be saved.
#lemayforest #firekeepersoflemay #savelemayforest #manitoba #everychildmatters
We delivered over 500 hand-signed letters to go with the 500 more sent online to Premier Wab Kinew and Mayor Scott Gillingham yesterday morning! We need to see leadership to #SaveLemayForest.
You can still take action at WildernessCommittee.org/SaveLemay
Community gathers outside Winnipeg City Hall. The time is now to secure Lemay Forest as a heritage site. Every tree, every grave, every ceremony matters. #SaveLemayForest #wpgpoli #mbpoli #cdnpoli #HeritageSite
Two woman framed by TV news reporters are being interviewed, they look somber. One, on the left, wears an embroidered red parks and red scarf with her long brown hair tied back. The other, on the right wears a blue wool poncho with geometric designs and glasses. Her long dark hair is loose under a floral scarf.
A crowd of people march past a street sign that says "Main Street" with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in the background. Some carry drums, and others have signs that say "Save Lemay Forest". All of them are dressed for winter weather, some in ribbon skirts.
A crowd of people walk together down a concrete streets, leafless trees hanging over them. Many carry signs that say "Save Lemay Forest". In the center two women hold one another as they walk, one beating a drum and wearing a bright blue ribbon skirt decorated with white paw prints, the other in a bright red embroidered parka. They both have their mouths open in song. The second woman is the same one we saw being interviewed in the first photo.
A crowd of people stand on the steps leading to the river walk near the legislative building in Winnipeg, faces somber as they listen to a speaker who is just out of frame. the statue of Louis Riel watches from behind the crowd.
Thanks to everyone who joined Saturday's Awasak Ayahsig Sakahk: Children of the Forest Walk to Save Lemay! It was a little chillier than anticipated, but we warmed one another with the passion of our spirits.
Take action to #SaveLemayForest here: WildernesssCommittee.org/SaveLemay
SUPPORT the EXPROPRIATION of the Lemay Forest
🧸 The Lemay Forest is the location of the abandoned Asile Cemetery of unmarked orphans graves
🦌 Designate the Lemay Forest as a heritage site
📞 Please call your city councillor and Mayor Gillingham before Thursday's Council meeting
#SaveLemayForest
Great reporting @aptnnews.bsky.social !
#SaveLemayForest #wpgpoli #mbpoli #cdnpoli
Developer wants to put 5,000 housing unit on top of 3,000 Little Ancestors. Every Child Matters. #SaveLemayForest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ysr...
“ … it is the historians who have become our superheroes!”
Honoring the past, fighting for the future of Lemay Forest. 🌲 A night of learning and connection. #SaveLemayForest #wpgpoli #mbpoli #cdnpoli
Community gathers to ensure the preservation of Lemay Forest – Awasak ayahsig sakahk, Children of the Forest. 🌿 #SaveLemayForest #wpgpoli #mbpoli #cdnpoli
Last Saturday's Woman's Day walk with the Lemay Forest Firekeepers was a beautiful success. Here's hoping that families can continue to walk in the forest— and honor the women and children enmeshed in it's history— for many years to come. #SaveLemayForest
Join us on Earth Day for a Celebration & Rally at the Winnipeg Legislature Building! This event will include music, dance, and activities that highlight the significance of climate action for all Manitobans.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/earth-day-...
#EarthDay2025 #RenewableEnergyNow! #SaveLemayForest
On International Women's Day, let’s honor the women who have stood for justice, land preservation, and community health. The fight for Lemay Forest is a fight for all of us.
#SaveLemayForest #IWD2025 #mmiw #mmiwg
Follow the Coalition to #SaveLemayForest
website: savelemayforest.ca
petition: www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...
mailing list: forms.gle/xQ8ptciV3cWA...
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pic: Asile Ritchot
