The province is preparing for a spring flood expected to be worse than 2009, after massive snow storms fell across the northern United States and the Red River Valley. In a news release Monday, the province said while the Red River and its tributaries will see "substantial flooding," it will be limited along the Assiniboine River. In 2009, ice jams drove the Red River over its banks and flooded properties in areas between Selkirk and Netley Creek. Ring dikes and other flood protections are being constructed up to 1997 levels plus two ft., the province said. On Feb. 25, Amphibex ice-breaking machines began working on a stretch of the Red River between Selkirk and Netley Creek.

Source: CBC News March 18, 2019 22:41 UTC