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Question: Why don’t they dredge the river to help control flooding?
Answer: Dredging has never been used as a tool to prevent flooding, but is something the province might consider in future.
Manitoba Emergency Measures Minister Steve Ashton said the province will review whether dredging would help prevent a future flood fight. He said dredging has been used to improve navigation on rivers, and numerous municipal officials and residents have told him it could help improve water flow during an ice jam.
Ashton said he doubts dredging would have been a "miracle cure" against the massive slabs of ice that clogged the Red River this year. However, he said Amphibexes were added to the flood-fighting arsenal in 2005, and the province always reviews things that could beef up flood protection. "None of these things are miracle cures when you’re dealing with the massive amount of ice we saw this year," Ashton said.
"(But) even a marginal improvement — we’re going to look at it. That’s why dredging, we’ll definitely look at it."
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