June 1, 2023
Task Force to Advance Wastewater Infrastructure Projects to Protect Lake Winnipeg to Hold Inaugural Meeting
– – –Expansion of Task Force Ensures Outcomes Guided by People with Expertise: Klein
The provincial-municipal task force that is working collaboratively to advance wastewater infrastructure projects is welcoming a new member in advance of its inaugural meeting, Environment and Climate Minister Kevin Klein announced today.
“Our government is committed to advancing infrastructure projects that will protect our lakes and rivers, and make real progress to improve environmental outcomes for Lake Winnipeg and surrounding waterways,” said Klein. “I am pleased to expand this task force so we can ensure outcomes are guided by people with expertise in these areas.”
Jan Oleszkiewicz has joined the task force, which will hold its first meeting today. Oleszkiewicz, a professor at the University of Manitoba, teaches courses in wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and wastewater treatment plant design.
The minister serves as the task force’s chairperson and Winnipeg city councillor Brian Mayes, chairperson of the city’s standing policy committee on water, waste and environment, serves as vice-chair. Michael Paterson, a senior research scientist for the Experimental Lakes Area, also serves on the task force.
The task force will focus on ensuring the ongoing three-phase upgrade project to the City of Winnipeg’s North End Water Pollution Control Centre—the city’s oldest and largest sewage facility—will be completed by the 2030 provincial deadline.
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