The weather is warming up but the City of Winnipeg cautions that doesn’t mean its frozen pipe woes are over.
Between last Friday and this past Monday, eight new properties reported frozen pipes to the city.
Since November, the city has received more than 2,500 reports of frozen pipes.
Emergency preparedness coordinator Randy Hull says some of those homeowners were at risk and should have been running their taps, as directed by the city. Some thought because of the milder weather they didn't think they needed to run their taps anymore.
Hull said while you can now dig a garden, the frost is still there, it's just eight to nine feet underground
“That's the thing that people don't really understand, is that frost sits there and waits for the thaw to come to it," said Hull.
The colder, longer winter means that we could be well into June or even July before the frost is gone.
The city hopes to thaw the 155 properties that currently have no running water by May long weekend. After that crews will begin thawing the other 720 with temporary hose lines.
