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Manitoba premier urges feds to keep Clear Lake open to boats after zebra mussels found last year

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Parks Canada considering closing lake to watercraft to halt spread, letter sent to area business owners says 

Premier Wab Kinew is urging Parks Canada to not ban boats at Clear Lake this summer after live zebra mussels were found at the lake late last year.

A letter sent from Parks Canada to Riding Mountain National Park business owners earlier this year, which was obtained by CBC, says it is considering options to prevent the spread of the invasive species in the western Manitoba national park — including the possibility of closing the lake to all watercraft.

Read more at - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/clear-lake-zebra-mussels-manitoba-premier-1.7168451

— CBC News  · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 2:54 PM CDT | Last Updated: April 9