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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Local - Forks skating trail prep Joel Kosa, with the Forks, uses an auger to check the thickness of the ice on the Red River Wednesday. Checking ice thickness, flooding and building stairs down to the river level are all part of the preparations that maintenance workers are making this week for the upcoming opening of the nestaway skating trail. Exact date of opening is not yet available. Jan 3rd, 2024