An internationally renowned site for the study of water pollution and lake ecosystems will not be forced to shutdown because of Canadian federal budget cutbacks.
On Monday (September 2), the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba announced, Ontario will commit $2 million a year to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open, and Manitoba will contribute another $900,000 over six years through its funding of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), which will run the site.
The future of the research had been in question ever since the federal government announced last year that it would be closing the site in March 2013 as part of budget cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The project got a reprieve when the government agreed to keep the site open for a few more months with the help of the IISD, a public policy research organization based in the city of Winnipeg.
More information:
CBC News – Experimental Lakes Area to stay open with funding from Ontario, Manitoba – here
Globe and Mail – Wynne announces interim deal to keep Experimental Lakes Area from closing – here
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