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This article was published 16/11/2010 (5504 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The fate of Winnipeg’s winter river trail may be in doubt this year, but The Forks is going ahead with plans to place “warming huts” alongside the city’s rivers in the coming months.
The designs for five of the structures will be unveiled Wednesday morning at Inn At The Forks, said Paul Jordan, chief operating officer at The Forks.
A jury of Winnipeg architects selected three of the warming-hut designs from a total of 130 submissions in what’s become an annual international competition. The winners are from New York, Philadelphia and Israel, Jordan said.
A fourth is a commissioned design by Vancouver’s John Patkau, while a fifth is a University of Manitoba design, Jordan said.
What remains to be determined is where the huts will go. High water levels on the Red and Assiniboine has increased the possibility that frazil ice will form on the rivers, creating conditions too dangerous for skating and walking trails.
There is still a possibility a river trail may be created, Jordan said. If not, The Forks is working on alternative plans, he said.
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Updated on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:31 PM CST: Corrects spelling.