Fake lifeguard station protests bad pothole in Winnipeg
A pothole in Winnipeg's Weston neighbourhood is so bad it now has its own lifeguard station.
Swim at your own risk in this Weston-neighbourhood pothole
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Fake lifeguard station protests bad pothole in Winnipeg
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A pothole in Winnipeg now has its own lifeguard station — although no one is on duty so swim at your own risk.
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A pothole in Winnipeg now has its own lifeguard station — although no one is on duty so swim at your own risk.
The muddy puddle is approximately 10 centimetres deep and about a metre wide. It's located on Whyte Avenue near Vine Street in the city's Weston neighbourhood.
A pothole near Whyte Avenue and Vine Street in Winnipeg. (courtesy of Earl Spong)
The area is part residential, part industrial and one visitor staying on the street, Earl Spong, said heavy trucks have widened the pothole.
As of 3:45 p.m. on Friday a City of Winnipeg spokesperson told CBC it had filled the pothole.
The city encourages all citizens to report potholes to 311 by phone or email at 311@winnipeg.ca.
This lifeguard chair sits beside a large, muddy pothole in Winnipeg on Whyte Avenue. (CBC)
