National News Flooding worries grip Manitoba communities Mark Blackburn Apr 19, 2011 Crews were busy this weekend shoring up the banks of the Assinaboine and Red Rivers. APTN National News Crews were busy this weekend shoring up the banks of the Assinaboine and Red rivers. The Peguis First Nation and others are keeping a close watch on both rising water ways. APTN National News reporter Priscilla Wolf has more on this story. Mark Blackburn Online Producer / Ottawa Before moving to become the APTN News social media producer, Mark was the executive producer for the news in eastern Canada. Before starting with APTN in 2009, Mark worked at CBC Radio and Television in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ottawa. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *WebsiteSubmit Report Tags: Assinaboine river, Flooding, Manitoba, Red River* Continue Reading Chief, tobacco company prez pledge to fight Alberta over cigarette charges Key battleground heats up in Winnipeg South riding Author(s) Mark Blackburn [email protected] More Stories Sex assault rate 10 times higher in Treaty 3 First Nations... 4 hours ago Kenneth Jackson | Josh Grummett Report calls for ‘reparative education’ when i... 23 hours ago Kathleen Martens Report says residential school deaths in Alberta linked to... 23 hours ago Chris Stewart InFocus North of 60, Rez Dogs and Smoke Signals: Indigenous film p... 23 hours ago Darrell Stranger Cree artist launches shoe collection celebrating Indigenou... 1 day ago Danielle Paradis Indigenous identity fraud ‘the ultimate step in colo... 1 day ago The Canadian Press