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Transaction
Ducks Unlimited Canada acquires East Meadows Ranch, Marshy Point (Lake Manitoba)
Terms
- Announced
- 12 Aug 2026
- Instrument
- M&A
- Amount
- US$6.47mReported as ~C$9M (US$6.4M), converted at 0.719 USD/CAD (August 2026 average)
- Source
- globenewswire.com
Parties
- Project developer
- East Meadows Ranch, Marshy Point (Lake Manitoba)
- Recipient type
- Other
- Country
- Canada (Manitoba)
- Capital providers
Capital providers and the amount counted for each Party Role Amount Basis Ducks Unlimited Canada Acquirer US$1.62m Estimated: an even share, 1 of 4 Cox Enterprises Grantor US$1.62m Estimated: an even share, 1 of 4 Government of Quebec Grantor US$1.62m Estimated: an even share, 1 of 4 Government of Canada Grantor US$1.62m Estimated: an even share, 1 of 4
Carbon
- Pathway
- Not applicable
- Project type as recorded
- Philanthropically funded conservation purchase of 8,167 acres of wetlands, coastal marsh and grassland for waterfowl habitat, research and recreation; the announcement makes no carbon credit, sequestration or carbon-project claim
What happened
- Ducks Unlimited Canada acquired East Meadows Ranch - 8,167 acres (3,108 ha) of wetlands, coastal marsh and grassland at Marshy Point on Lake Manitoba - for approximately C$9 million. Billed as the largest conservation land purchase in Manitoba's history. Funded by Cox Enterprises, local philanthropists and the federal Natural Heritage Conservation Program. To be renamed the Kennedy Field Station at East Meadows.
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