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Nine-year-old Eamila Martinez, originally from Mexico, skates with her family on the new rink on the Assiniboine River Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Nine-year-old Eamila Martinez, originally from Mexico, skates with her family on the new rink on the Assiniboine River Thursday.
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Four-year-old Jack Springer didn't seem to mind the cold as he played hockey on the new rink on the Assiniboine River Thursday with his dad.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Four-year-old Jack Springer didn't seem to mind the cold as he played hockey on the new rink on the Assiniboine River Thursday with his dad.
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Four-year-old Jack Springer didn't seem to mind the cold even when he slipped on the ice while playing hockey Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Four-year-old Jack Springer didn't seem to mind the cold even when he slipped on the ice while playing hockey Thursday.
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Four-year-old Jack Springer didn't seem to mind the cold as he played hockey on the new rink on the Assiniboine River Thursday with his dad.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Four-year-old Jack Springer didn't seem to mind the cold as he played hockey on the new rink on the Assiniboine River Thursday with his dad.
The Springers were one of several families to get out and enjoy the River Trail's opening on New Year's Day.
The Springers were one of several families to get out and enjoy the River Trail's opening on New Year's Day.
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Desirae Lavallee and Jayden Bannerman enjoy skating together along the Red River on the newly opened River Trail Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Desirae Lavallee and Jayden Bannerman enjoy skating together along the Red River on the newly opened River Trail Thursday.
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Eleven-year-old Isabel Elliott-Boothe laughs as her part-Husky dog Rock pulls her along the ice on the Red River Thursday.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Eleven-year-old Isabel Elliott-Boothe laughs as her part-Husky dog Rock pulls her along the ice on the Red River Thursday.
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Skaters make their way along the River Trail under the Queen Elizabeth Way Bridge heading southwest on the Red River late Thursday afternoon.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Skaters make their way along the River Trail under the Queen Elizabeth Way Bridge heading southwest on the Red River late Thursday afternoon.
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Skaters make their way along the River Trail under the Queen Elizabeth Way Bridge heading southwest on the Red River late Thursday afternoon.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Skaters make their way along the River Trail under the Queen Elizabeth Way Bridge heading southwest on the Red River late Thursday afternoon.
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