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Lingbo Zhou (left) and her friend Lingyan Mao both students from China studying in Winnipeg try ice skating for the first time on the new Red River Mutual Trail on the Assiniboine River at the Forks Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of Winnipegers made their way down to the river to enjoy the newly opened river trail and the balmy winter weather. Jan 11,, 2014 Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press