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The annual zebra mussel prevention program is now up and running for the season in Riding Mountain National Park.
Parks Canada staff will be on the lookout for any invasive species attached to motorboats, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and inflatables entering RMNP waters.
The discovery of potential invasive zebra mussels has closed Whirlpool Lake and the campground area in Riding Mountain National Park until further notice.
Parks Canada says water samples taken this summer and fall tested positive for potential environmental DNA (eDNA) evidence of zebra mussels.
A 24-year-old Dauphin man was killed Friday when his vehicle struck a concrete retaining wall and fell down a ravine in Riding Mountain National Park.
The single-vehicle crash happened at around 4:30 p.m. approximately eight kilometres south of the park’s north gate.
WINNIPEG, Man. — There’s something special about Riding Mountain National Park in the fall. Everything from the fallen leaves and light chill in the air, to the peacefulness of the Wasagaming townsite as businesses and cottages close up for the season.
A trip down Highway 10 to Clear Lake is often met with bouts of spotty cell phone reception in anticipation of sharing such lake-side moments with friends and family.
Rehabilitation work on Highway 10 through Riding Mountain National Park resumed today.
Phase 2 of paving from KM 25 to KM 40 will continue until the end of October.
Riding Mountain National Park will host its first Pride Week celebration later this summer.
But instead of a traditional parade, the park will be celebrating all week, September 5-10.
The federal government is spending $5.9 million on upgrades throughout Riding Mountain National Park, including an overhaul of the visitor centre.
The visitor centre in the heart of Wasagaming, Manitoba will be completely renewed with new exhibits, improvements to the layout of the visitor reception area, and will have its park gift shop moved into the main lobby area. The multi-purpose theatre will see new technologies installed to accommodate live performances, interpretive programs and small group bookings.
Repair work is continuing on Highway 10 through Riding Mountain National Park.
Parks Canada is advising travellers of construction near kilometre marker 48 in the park, which is expected to continue until May.
Repair work on a section of Highway 10 has traffic reduced to one lane through Riding Mountain National Park.
Visitors travelling through the park are asked to be prepared for single lane alternating traffic, possible delays, speed reductions to 40 km/hour, and traffic control personnel between kilometre markers 46 to 50. Road repairs are taking place at KM 48.
Work is underway in Riding Mountain National Park to remove trees planted on native grassland some 50 years ago.
Park officials say the work in the Clear Lake area is to help protect homes, cottages and businesses from wildfire.
