Organizers of this weekend’s Paddlefest on the Assiniboine River are reminding people to be responsible and vigilant about the spread of zebra mussels.

The event is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Brandon Riverbank Discovery Centre. It will draw an anticipated 100 canoes, kayaks and standup paddle boards, said Riverbank executive director Dean Hammond.

The culmination of the event on Saturday evening is called Brandon 100, with the goal of having that many boats on the river at about 7 p.m. to watch the sun set.

“We hope that the paddling community will police themselves,” Hammond said. “But we remind people to clean, drain and dry their boats before transporting them between bodies of water.”

Paddlers also need to be aware that if they move their water craft out of a

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