A curtain placed below the surface of Clear Lake in August as part of an effort to slow the spread of zebra mussels was only in place for two days before it was dislodged by high winds. Parks ...

The areas of Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park shaded in red on this map are currently closed to the public after the installation of a containment curtain meant to stop the spread of ...

The removal of a containment curtain -- installed in Clear Lake last month in the fight against invasive zebra mussels-- has cottagers at the popular Manitoba destination concerned for the future.

Crews started deploying an almost two-kilometre curtain on Clear Lake from Boat Cove to Wasagaming’s main beach on July 31. It was completed on Aug. 6 but dislodged by wind on Aug. 8.

The curtain, which was installed in Clear Lake on Aug. 6, was put in place to contain the possible spread of zebra mussels after the invasive species was found in Boat Cove last November, and ...