Manitoba on track to expropriate Lemay Forest
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The Kinew government has announced plans to seize Lemay Forest from a developer to protect 18 acres of privately owned land in response to backlash from environmentalists.
“I want the chainsaws to stop and to that end, the province of Manitoba is going to expropriate Lemay Forest and turn it into a provincial park,” Premier Wab Kinew told reporters on Monday.
During an unrelated news conference, Kinew revealed the province is preparing for “a bunch of paper work” to preserve the beloved river-bottom forest that is home to many mature trees, including maple, green ash, elm and cottonwood, in St. Norbert.
He said the decision was made following “reasonable” and unsuccessful attempts to buy the land from a developer. The province looked at heritage and cemetery acts to weigh all options prior to making the decision, Kinew noted.