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It appears all of the hard work Mother Nature did last week, giving us the first signs Spring was just around the corner, will be undone by the time the weekend ends. The melting temperatures and brown patches of lawn will more than likely be a distant memory by the time Monday rolls around with confidence growing in a potentially significant snowfall event Saturday and Sunday.

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The Manitoba Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports low to moderate risk of flooding in most Manitoba basins in its February spring flood outlook released Tuesday afternoon. Spring flood risk is largely dependent on weather conditions from now until the spring melt.

A 16-year-old female died in a two-vehicle collision near Mariapolis Friday afternoon.

Pembina Valley RCMP responded to the scene on Highway 23 around 3:25 p.m., near the intersection of Road 26N, approximately two kilometers north of town.

The investigation has determined a vehicle with four female occupants was heading northbound on Highway 23 when it encountered an ice-covered section and lost control. 

The vehicle then collided head-on with a southbound SUV with one occupant, a 69-year-old male from Baldur.

A 16 year old female died in a two-vehicle collision near Mariapolis Friday afternoon.

Pembina Valley RCMP responded to the scene on Highway 23 around 3:25 p.m., near the intersection of Road 26N, approximately two kilometers north of town.

The investigation has determined a vehicle with four female occupants was heading northbound on Highway 23 when it encountered an ice covered section and lost control. 

The vehicle then collided head-on with a southbound SUV with one occupant, a 69-year-old male from Baldur.

Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate today, Louis Riel Day, as the final in a series of clippers impacts the province. 

Snow began in western Manitoba early this morning, and that area of snowfall is tracking northwesterly to southeasterly through the province. 

After excellent travel conditions Friday through Sunday, that's will change today, Louis Riel day, as the final in a series of clippers impacts the province.

For the most part, the Saturday portion of our long weekend was quite nice with a calm wind and a temperature near the freezing mark. That all changed in the evening when the wind picked up and the temperature dropped in a hurry. Travelers also had to deal with blowing and drifting snow along with poor visibility.

A series of several fast moving low pressure systems will continue Sunday night into Louis Riel Monday, with the final of three clippers over the last four days, or so, expected to drop the most snow, potentially 5-10cms.

On the evening of February 16, 2023, the St-Pierre-Jolys RCMP received a report of a missing 28-year-old female, Breanna Lee Hudson.

The investigation has determined that Breanna left a residence in Ile Des Chenes in the early morning hours of February 16, 2023, and was picked-up by Shaquille MacFarlane, a 29-year-old male.

Police and family are very concerned for Breanna’s safety and wellbeing.

Breanna is described as 5’4” tall, with brown hair and blue eyes.