Manitoba Parks now says Mantario Trail will reopen this summer | CBC News Manitoba now says it intends to reopen the wildfire-damaged Mantario Trail for at least a portion of this summer as part of a plan to restore the province's most popular wilderness distance hike. Mani...

Manitoba Parks now says Mantario Trail will reopen this summer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Manitoba municipality has no authority to ban 'disruptive' resident from meetings, judge rules | CBC News A judge has told a municipality in eastern Manitoba it cannot ban a resident it considers disruptive from attending council meetings.

Manitoba municipality has no authority to ban 'disruptive' resident from council meetings, judge rules

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Canadian woman shot dead in Mexico, authorities say | CBC News A gunman killed a Canadian ‌woman and wounded four other people — including a second Canadian — at the Teotihuacan pyramids outside Mexico City on Monday before killing himself, authorities ​said, jol...

One Canadian was killed at the site today in a mass shooting at also injured six other tourists. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

The view from atop the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City. The structure was completed in 250 CE.

I took this image in March. I was among about 1.8 million tourists who visit this cultural site every year.

Koch-Schulte still has this stache.

It’s not unusual at all

Live by the gravy train, die by the gravy plane.

Even if so, it would be an extreme challenge to resolve the technical issues and build in four years.

Federal cash for Churchill expansion could hinge on ability to ship LNG by 2030, Kinew suggests | CBC News Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Ottawa has hinted that it wants liquefied natural gas shipping out of Churchill by 2030 or federal support for an expansion of the port in the community could be off th...

Before this could happen, the following is required:

• Technical feasibility studies
• Economic due diligence
• Environmental assessments
• Indigenous & community consultation
• Design and engineering
• Construction

All in four years.

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'Things were messy' in rush to complete police headquarters project, city lawyer tells inquiry | CBC News A senior City of Winnipeg lawyer found herself facing questions in a courtroom-like setting Thursday at the Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry.

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Trump expected to OK resolution to lift mining ban on Minnesota wilderness area near Canadian border | CBC News Congressional Republicans have sent U.S. President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, about 160 kilometres southw...

U.S. Senate votes in favor of repealing ban on mining Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, which drain through the Rainy River to Lake of the Woods.

Trump is expected to approve.

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Pardon, 226.58 metres above sea level.

(Now you can see why we use feet James. It’s also a unique local *tradition* to use feet above normal winter ice level at James Avenue.)

The Red River in Winnipeg is 15.8 feet James, 7.3 feet above the riverwalk.

This is within the minor flood range. The river has risen about a third of a foot over the past 24 hours.

The crest is expected next week at ~17.7 feet James.

Report to police HQ inquiry recommends urgent changes to the way Winnipeg manages major projects | CBC News A report commissioned by the Winnipeg police headquarters inquiry recommends three urgent changes to the way the city manages projects with budgets in the range of $100 million to $500 million.

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In America, Santa Claus takes gifts from you

Floodway to operate as soon as weekend to protect Winnipeg from 2nd Red River crest | CBC News The province expects to operate the Red River Floodway as soon as this weekend to protect Winnipeg properties from a second crest on the Red, expected some time next week.

Floodway to operate as soon as weekend to protect Winnipeg from 2nd Red River crest

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I was chased by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

It ran toward me from a kilometre away on top of a butte. I skirted down a slope and made a 5-km detour to avoid being on level ground with it.

It was in the spring and this guy was unusually aggressive.

Always use topo maps, kids.

The Red in Winnipeg is stable right now at 15.5 feet James. A minor flood.

There is no specific forecast for a crest. In March, the province predicted a 17.2-foot crest under normal weather conditions. Also in the minor flood range.

The Red is still rising from Ste. Agathe to Winnipeg.

As hiking season nears, province still unsure when or if Mantario Trail will reopen in 2026 | CBC News Almost a year after a forest fire scorched the Mantario Trail, Manitoba parks officials remain unsure whether the province's most popular distance-hiking trail will reopen in 2026.

Province still unsure when or even if Mantario Trail will reopen in 2026

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Libs now ahead. Too close to call for a long time, though.

Red River reaches minor flood stage in Winnipeg | CBC News The City of Winnipeg is experiencing minor flood conditions for the first time in nearly three years. At 7:17 p.m. on Monday, the Red River in Winnipeg surpassed 15 feet above the normal winter ice le...

Red River reaches minor flood stage in Winnipeg. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Carney secures majority government with Liberal win in Toronto byelection, CBC News projects | CBC

The Liberals have a majority, CBC projects.

They’ve won one byelection and are leading in a second. The Bloc is leading in the third. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The province called for a 17.2-foot crest in March under average weather conditions. We shall see.

No structures are threatened at this stage. The city has closed some gates and installed some pumps.

Nah. No biggie at this level.

And we’re there. Minor flood stage, as of 7:17 p.m.

Unofficial because there is no such thing as an official city flood.

Unofficially, 15 feet is a minor flood, 18 is moderate and 20 is major.

I’m no hydrologist, but based on previous years, we might need a lot more rain across the basin to drive levels up much higher.

The city has prepped for a 19-foot crest in the event of severely wet weather.

That’s unlikely. The river widens as it rises.

The Red River in Winnipeg is up to 14.6 feet James.

That is just a smidge below unofficial minor flood stage.

The Red has not been this high in Winnipeg since May 21, 2023.

Minority Report 2: Pre-fine Division