Selinger unveils ice-breaking machine
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This article was published 10/02/2012 (5087 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Premier Greg Selinger unveiled the newest addition to the province’s flood-fighting arsenal Friday morning.
The premier was in East Selkirk, where the province showed off its new $1.2-million Amphibex AE400 ice-breaking machine. A fourth machine has been outfitted for dredging.
The province now has three Amphibexes to break up river ice to avoid flood-causing ice jams, mostly on the Red River north of Selkirk.
Meanwhile, province is currently working on its first spring flood outlook. It’s due at the end of this month.
A dry fall and a mild, relatively dry winter has sharply reduced the likelihood of major flooding in southern Manitoba this year.
However, provincial officials say we’re not out of the woods yet, and that one or two blizzards can spell the difference between a major flood and no flooding at all.
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Updated on Friday, February 10, 2012 1:26 PM CST: Updated and picture added