Ice-cutting work starts on Red River

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The province is beginning work on the Red River to reduce the risk of ice-jam flooding.

The work, set to start Tuesday, is expected to be completed by March 15, the province said in a news release.

The ice-jam mitigation program was launched in 2006. Amphibex icebreakers and remote-controlled units are used to cut and break river ice on about 28 kilometres along the Red between Netley Marsh and Selkirk.

Operations are also planned on the Icelandic River at Riverton this year but not at the Portage Diversion.

Notices will be posted in areas where the ice-cutting machines are operating.