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WINNIPEG — Seasonal adventurists can now splash down the Red and Assiniboine rivers with the launch of Splash Dash Tours for the season.
If you aren’t heading to a lake anywhere this weekend, a cruise down Winnipeg’s rivers may be the next best thing.
Winnipeg police say they have recovered the body of a woman from the Red River.
Officers responded to the river bank in the 600 block of Kildonan Drive on Wednesday afternoon.
Winnipeg police have recovered the body of a man who went missing when a boat capsized on the Red River May 4.
Four men were boating at around 11:15 p.m. in the area of the Chief Peguis Trail Bridge when the watercraft capsized. Three of the boaters were able to make it safely to shore, but the fourth man didn’t make it.
WINNIPEG — A 24-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a boat capsized on the Red River late Friday.
Police say the watercraft was in the area of the Chief Peguis Trail Bridge at around 11:15 p.m. when it went under. Three men on board were able to make it to shore safely, while one was unaccounted for.
WINNIPEG — Warmer spring weather and the temptation to venture near open water has prompted a seasonal warning for Manitobans.
The Canadian Safe Boating Council and the Lifesaving Society says despite the time of year, the immersion into cold water can be a serious danger.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s overall flood risk remains low this season, but the province is warning there’s a moderate chance of overland flooding in low-lying areas along the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
In its latest flood update, the Hydrologic Forecast Centre says ice is expected to break up and start moving this week. The province also expects to begin operating the Red River Floodway by early next week.
WINNIPEG — A woman was rescued from the banks of the Red River moments before she would have been swept away in its current.
Police and firefighters received a report of a woman screaming near the river in the 3400 block of Pembina Highway on Saturday night.
WINNIPEG — The Red River Mutual Trail at The Forks closed for the season over the weekend, but not before setting two new records.
The Forks said on Facebook that the trail was open for a record 72 days. This season also saw the trail span a record 10 kilometres in length.
WINNIPEG — The lack of snowpack in Manitoba this winter is turning out to be positive news on the flood front.
The province on Friday released its first spring flood outlook for the season, highlighting there’s little to worry about once what little snow we do have begins to melt.
WINNIPEG — It’s been in the works for weeks, but the Red River Mutual Trail now extends 7.5 kilometres.
Skaters can glide from The Forks to Churchill Drive on the Red River and to Arlington Street on the Assiniboine River.
