VINCE CRICHTON SHARES PHOTOS OF 'DUFF'S DITCH' AS WATER RISES IN WINNIPEG

Dr. Vince Crichton, who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, took these photos of the Winnipeg Floodway on April 24.

Vince who was born and raised in Chapleau, explained that if it was not for the floodway,  Winnipeg would be under water now and last year and in 1997 – just like 1950.


 He added that it is called Duff's Ditch – the initiative was undertaken to build this by the late former premier Duff Roblin. 

"Usually in summer there is just a trickle going through this – now I suspect the water is close to 40 feet deep and a year or so back they made it higher by about 10 or so feet – and the crest is not here yet!!! The hill in the background is Winnipeg ski hill."

VINCE CRICHTON SHARES INCREDIBLE SCENES FROM CANADA'S BOREAL FOREST

Dr. Vince Crichton, one of Canada's leading wildlife biologists and native of Chapleau, Ontario, kindly provided some scenes from his collection of photos of Canada's boreal forest east of Lake Winnipeg. Vince graduated from Chapleau Public and Chapleau High Schools and earned his BSc and MSc from University of Manitoba and PhD from University of Guelph in wildlife diseases.   He is the son of Vince and Dora (Morris) Crichton. His father is  the author of "Pioneering in Northern Ontario." Thanks so much Vince. Click on image to enlarge.