A Wolseley winter wonderland on Winnipeg's Assiniboine River has been ruined by sewage water, a neighbourhood resident says. He first noticed dirty water while walking along the Assiniboine toward Omand's Creek with his wife. The once white trails have been turned black by the dirty water, Brownlee says. Overflow 'important function of combined sewers': cityIn a statement to CBC News, the city said the wastewater is the result of a combined sewer overflow. Combined sewers include collect a combination of drainage (including rain and snowmelt) and raw sewage from homes and businesses in the same pipe.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 14:54 UTC