Say see you later Winnipeg skaters — the river trail is closed as of Tuesday. Social Sharing CBC News · This year's river trail officially opened Jan. 12.(Jeff Stapleton/CBC) comments Say see you later Winnipeg skaters — the river trail is closed as of Tuesday. The Centennial River Trail, the outdoor skating trails on the Assiniboine and Red rivers named in honour of the Winnipeg Foundation's 100th anniversary, will officially close as of March 2, The Forks announced on social media. "We will miss all of the Warming Huts and Windsocks on The Winnipeg Foundation Centennial River Trail," The Forks said in a Facebook post.