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WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service and the Winnipeg Police Service urge caution due to thin ice conditions in drainage ditches, culverts, streams, creeks, retention ponds, and rivers.The public is reminded that while the WPS River Patrol Unit places “Danger - Thin Ice” signage at specific locations potentially dangerous areas like here slong the Red River near The Forks, all ice should be considered unsafe even if warning signage is not present. The WFPS responds to an average of 200 water and ice safety calls each year. see release. Nov. 21 2017