News - Ice Jams

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation reports that ice-cutting began last week on the Icelandic and Fisher Rivers, and has now started on the Brokenhead River to reduce potential ice-jam flooding.

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation advises ice cutting is scheduled to begin on the Red River north of Selkirk today as part of the provincial flood-fighting effort to reduce ice-jam flooding.

Amphibex icebreaking machines have been retrofitted with a made-in-Manitoba solution to reinforce the front pedestal assembly supporting the critical hydraulic boom arms to better attack Red River ice north of Selkirk when the ice-jam mitigation program goes into action.

The Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation reports ice on the lower Assiniboine River has broken up over the past 24 hours and is now flowing freely all the way to The Forks.

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation will operate the Portage Diversion to lessen the impact of potential ice jams on the Assiniboine River downstream of Portage la Prairie.

Manitoba’s ice-jam mitigation program has concluded work in record time on the Red River north of Selkirk for this spring.

Amphibex icebreaking crews are at work on thick Red River ice north of Selkirk, Premier Greg Selinger announced here today at the launch point of the 2015 ice-jam prevention program.

The 2014 ice-jam mitigation program is underway as the Amphibex icebreaking team is at work on thick Red River ice north of Selkirk.

The Amphibex icebreaking team is beginning work on the Red River north of Selkirk, kicking off the 2013 ice-jam prevention program.

The next phase of Manitoba’s ice-jam prevention program has started, as three Amphibex AE 400 icebreaking machines moved onto the Red River north of Selkirk.