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The Manitoba government says Parks Canada is considering closing a popular lake to boating this year because of zebra mussels.

The Quagga and Zebra mussels were first introduced in the Great Lakes in 1988 and made their way west about 10 years ago.

Staff will be monitoring the parks and anyone found breaking the rules could face a fine of up to $25,000.

"I think this is a wake-up call," experimental lakes researcher Scott Higgins said. "Clear Lake is now the most western lake in Canada to be invaded with zebra mussel."

While there had previously been the presence of environmental mussel DNA near the boat launch, live mussels hadn't turned up until now.

In September, the Idaho Dept. of Agriculture announced that quagga mussels had been found in the mid-Snake River, which is around 11 hours south of B.C.'s border.

Manitobans are being encouraged to take precautions when heading into the great outdoors, as the province's wacky weather means lakes and rivers may not have safe ice conditions.

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial government to ban US boats from crossing the border to keep invasive mussels from clogging waterways.

A group of volunteers in Lester Beach, Man. have been putting in a bit of muscle power to tackle the zebra mussel problem in Lake Winnipeg.

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is funding a project to monitor lakes in the Okanagan for invasive mussels through its ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ campaign.

“I couldn't let it go without saying something because it is really a really shocking report,” said Anna Warwick Sears of the Okanagan Basin Water Board.

'By reducing high amounts of phosphorus ... we’re essentially able to reduce the growth of blue-green algae,' explains Manitoba student Baljot Rai of his winning science project.

Eight Manitoba regions were represented, and 15 students brought home awards.

Zebra mussels have made their way across Lake Winnipeg, raising fears about the impact of the invasive species on the health of the lake

Manitoba Hydro is dealing with a plague of zebra mussels covering some of its generating stations, and will spend millions this summer in an effort to curtail the invasive species.

Parks Canada said this doesn't mean zebra mussels have been found in the park, but it is an early warning sign.

Inspection stations throughout the province are now open to prevent harmful zebra and quagga mussels from hitching a ride on a boat into Okanagan waters.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of TV's "Soul Train" who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide. He was 75.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region on Tuesday proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a massive engineering project to separate the lakes from the Mississippi River watershed in the Chicago area, describing it as the only sure way to protect both aquatic systems from invasions by destructive species such as Asian carp.