Watermain break floods Winnipeg street
CBC News
Posted: Oct 2, 2012 9:44 AM CT
Last Updated: Oct 2, 2012 9:43 AM CT
Water floods Olive Street at Ness Avenue on Tuesday from a watermain break. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)
A watermain break has flooded a street in Winnipeg's Silver Heights neighbourhood.
The water has washed across Olive Street at Ness Avenue, giving residents a temporary lakefront view.
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