To get ahead of the ice jams before they can develop on the Red River, the Province of Manitoba has already put two icebreaking Amphibex machines to work north of Selkirk in Breezy Point. In anticipation for river levels almost as high as last year, officials are hoping to prevent flooding before it has an [...]

The Provincial Conservatives are criticizing the NDP this morning for not having a solid plan in place to fix the recurrence of flooding along Highway 75 near Morris to the U.S. border.
The provincial government issued its first spring flood outlook for 2010 on Monday, which calls for ’significant flooding’ in the Red River Valley.
Morris MLA [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

Significant flooding is in southern Manitoba’s forecast this spring, the province said Monday. The grim news is part of the 2010 flood outlook and notes the Red River will average levels of about one to three feet lower than last year.
But don’t get worried too soon. Forecasters say it all depends on [...]

The province is making sure ice jams north of the city on the Red River don’t become another problem this spring.
On Thursday, two additional ice-cutting machines were announced, part of a $1 million budget to prevent future flooding. Officials say the budget this year is up by over $230,000 from last year. The machines will [...]

Two University of Winnipeg students had a brush with death earlier last month in Muscatine, Iowa.
Murray Jowett and Nick Turnbull (above) are canoeing from Winnipeg to New Orleans, LA and left the city on September 15.
According to KFGO 790 AM in Fargo, the pair of musicians had to be rescued from an island after their [...]

Emergency crews were on scene near the Louise Bridge shortly after 1 p.m. this afternoon. They were responding to a report of a man’s body floating in the Red River. As you can see, a body was in fact pulled from the water.
UPDATE: Friday, July 31 — Police have identified the body as 21-year-old Paul [...]

Emergency crews were on scene Sunday night responding to a report that a woman threw an infant over the Provencher Bridge into the Red River. The call came in just before 9 p.m.
At least a dozen emergency vehicles were at Provencher Boulevard and Tache Avenue for about an hour.
As darkness fell, the search was called [...]

Dozens of communities affected by the 2009 flood will receive Disaster Financial Assistance, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Steve Ashton said today. Up to $40 million was revealed to be available to aid Manitobans hit by the flood, Ashton said this morning during a news conference.
More than 50 rural municipalities are on the list of areas to [...]

The Fish Winnipeg Media Challenge took place at sunrise Tuesday morning, as several media-types traded in their microphones for fishing rods. The event raises money to support youth at risk angling programs in Winnipeg.
Although it was barely 6 a.m. when the teams hit the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, there were some pretty impressive catches early [...]

If your long weekend plans include heading south, you’re in luck. Provincial highway officials said on Wednesday that Highway 75 from Winnipeg to the U.S. has been reopened.
The highway was closed on April 7 to make way for a dike that was built to secure the community of Morris. Work began earlier this week to [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
A homeless Winnipeg man who saved a teen from drowning on the weekend received an award for his efforts at a ceremony by the river bank where it all happened earlier today.
Faron Hall, 44, jumped into the Red River near the Provencher Bridge on Sunday afternoon after a teen fell in. Hall [...]

A concert to aid Manitoba flood victims will take place a week today on Wednesday, May 13 at the MTS Centre.
Rise Again 2009: The Red Cross Manitoba Flood Relief Concert, will be spearheaded by Tom Jackson, but will also feature a number of celebrated performers lending their time and talent to a heartfelt cause.
The show [...]