Manitoba flood bulletin #10: April 21

Province of Manitoba media bulletin Summary The ice on the Red River in the city of Winnipeg has released and continues to move through the city. Ice from upstream (south) of Winnipeg began to move through the city this morning. Due to the dynamic ice situation in Winnipeg, the water level at James Avenue has

Manitoba flood bulletin #9: April 20

Province of Manitoba media bulletin Summary The Portage Diversion is being operated for management of ice on the lower Assiniboine River as per established protocols. Flow on the Portage Diversion is stable at 3,880 cubic feet per second (cfs) and flows on the Assiniboine River downstream of Portage are 5,000 cfs. The ice cover in


Man speaking at a press conference.

Unlikely floodway will be used this spring

With ice thicker than normal, ice jams could be an issue on some rivers 
in the province, and localized flooding hasn’t been ruled out

The province’s March 31 outlook for “near-normal” flooding for most of Manitoba had a wrench thrown into it by a snowstorm in the northern U.S. and southern Manitoba last week. “After the last few springs I’m not sure what normal is; it seems like normal is actually when we have major flooding,” Emergency Measures Minister

George Siamandas is the Winnipeg filmmaker and photographer who is writing the script for a four-part documentary on Canadian Prairie agriculture inspired by last year’s bicentennial celebrations of the Selkirk settlers’ arrival and establishment of the Red River settlement in 1812.  

Prairie farming coming to a (TV) screen near you

The four-part documentary was inspired by last summer’s bicentenary of the Red River settlement

Work is well underway on a four-part documentary on the story of agriculture in Manitoba and the Canadian Prairies. The film, inspired by last year’s 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Selkirk settlers, will follow the story of farming on the Prairies from the first sowing of a bushel and a half of wheat


researcher studying soil at a shale pit

National soil science meeting meets Manitoba mud

A look back in time on Manitoba's escarpment — and a vision of what the future could be

Dale and Caroline Steppler’s farm on the Manitoba Escarpment was shaped by glaciers, 
but today the challenge is keeping nutrients from running down to Lake Winnipeg

In an abandoned shale pit a busload of muddied-shoed soil scientists from across Canada and beyond peer back millions of years into the geological history of this part of the Manitoba Escarpment west of Miami. Marine dinosaur fossils are routinely discovered nearby in the bentonite clay formed from prehistoric volcanic ash. They once swam in