Residents below the Rivers Dam are returning to their homes after initial fears the dam may burst have subsided.

The Manitoba government says in a release on Monday that monitoring and inspection of the dam shows no substantial damage at this time and "the Manitoba government has now regained confidence in the structure," Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says.

“We thank the people who evacuated for their understanding and we are pleased to report they can now return home,” says Schuler.

“The engineering assessment based on current conditions shows no substantial amount of damage to the dam from record flows over the past two weeks.”

municipal officials for their tremendous effort and co-operation during this most challenging time,” said Schuler. “We also thank provincial staff and onsite crews for their tireless efforts to coordinate this response.”