Amphibex crews begin work breaking up river ice
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This article was published 22/02/2017 (3228 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Amphibex season.
The enormous ice cutting and breaking machines deployed by the province will begin work today — a sure sign that spring is just around the corner — on the north Red River between Netley Creek and Netley Lake, north of Selkirk.
Provincial infrastructure officials issued a reminder to river users to keep away from the ice-cutting machines and icebreakers and to pay attention to warning signs.
Safety notices have been posted in areas where the Amphibex machines will be working as a reminder for ice fishers, snowmobile operators and other river users.
Ice fishers should remove huts or other material in the areas covered by the ice-mitigation program.
Hikers and outdoor enthusiasts are advised to stay off the ice where notices are posted or where recent ice cutting is apparent.
Cutting and breaking ice on the river is a key part of the province’s “ice-jam mitigation program” which focuses on sections of the north Red River with a history of ice-jam-related flooding.
The Amphibex fleet crushes more than 25 kilometres of river ice annually.
The equipment is operated and maintained by North Red Waterway Maintenance Inc., a corporation formed by the rural municipalities of St. Andrews, St. Clements and the City of Selkirk.
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