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The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium (LWRC) is a charity established in 1998 and incorporated in 2001 to facilitate water quality scientific research, following the deterioration of the quality of water in Lake Winnipeg in the wake of 1997 Red River flood. LWRC received charitable status in 2008.

Overview
The current board of directors includes Manitoba Hydro's Gary Swanson, Al Kristofferson, University of Manitoba's Gordon Goldsborough, and Bill Barlow from Gimli, Manitoba. Part of LWRC's research entails the use of research vessels including the Namao, which had a crew of nine. The Namao operates on a seasonal basis and collects sample as part of LWRC's Science Program.

Members
LWRC members include Algal Taxonomy and Ecology Inc., Center for Indigenous Environmental Resources, City of Winnipeg, Diageo Canada Inc., Dunnottar Village, Fish Futures Inc., Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, Geological Survey of Canada, Gimli Yacht Club,Grindstone Cottage Owners Association, Gull Harbour Yacht Club, Lake Winnipeg Commercial Fishers, Lake Winnipeg Foundation, Loni Beach Residents’ Association, Manitoba Association of Cottage Owners Inc., Manitoba Government and General Employees Union, Manitoba Hydro, Manitoba Industry, Trade and Mines, Manitoba Pork Council, Manitoba Sailing Association, Manitoba Sustainable Development, New Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimli, Norway House Cree Nation, Red River Basin Commission, RM of Gimli, the University of Manitoba's departments of Biological Sciences, Civil and Geological Engineering, Geography including its Centre for Earth Observation Science, Geology, Natural Resource Institute, the Office of Vice President (Research), and the departments of biology and chemistry at the University of Winnipeg.