March 20, 2011
Manitoba Water Stewardship Issues Hazardous Ice Advisory
– – –Warm Weather Creating Dangerous Ice Conditions
Manitoba Water Stewardship is advising the public that warmer weather is creating hazardous ice conditions on rivers, lakes and drainage ditches throughout Manitoba.
Ice is getting thinner and there are many sections of open water. Use of rivers, lakes, floodways or drainage ditches for activities such as skiing, sledding and snowmobiling is extremely hazardous at this time and should be avoided. People living near such waterways should be especially careful to prevent children and pets from wandering onto the ice.
River ice within the city of Winnipeg is also extremely hazardous at this time.
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