You’re on thin ice; residents urged to exercise caution near lakes across the region
UPDATED: March 9th, 2020 - ICE Testing Closed for the Season
Updated, Monday, March 9, 2020 (Halifax, NS) – The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that it is no longer safe to be on frozen lakes and ponds as there is noticeable thin ice and open water in many lakes across the region.
This time of year, rising temperatures and snow cover on frozen bodies of water can increase the ice melt significantly each day. Residents are asked to take safety precautions for themselves and their families by avoiding any further recreation activities on frozen lakes and ponds, including walking, snowmobiling and skating.
The municipality is also advising that its ice thickness testing program has concluded for the 2019-2020 winter season. Each year the municipality provides weekly reports on ice thickness testing undertaken on more than 70 lakes in the Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, Hammonds Plains, Prospect, Harrietsfield, Hubley, Timberlea and Cole Harbour areas.
Location | Location Checked | Centimeters | Comments | Date Last Tested |
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Albro Lake (Big) | Beach Area | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Albro Lake (Little) | #27 Limardo Dr | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Banook Lake | Birch Cove Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Banook Lake | Graham's Cove Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Banook Lake | Lion's Club Beach Area | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Barrett Lake | Across from 691 Beaver Bank Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Belchers Marsh | At Parkland and Red Fern Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Belchers Pond | At Parkland and Carlina Crt | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Bell Lake | Abenaki Canoe Club | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Bisset Lake | Beach Area at Park entrance off Colby Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Catamaran Pond | At end of Lewis St | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Chocolate Lake | Behind Best Western Hotel | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Cow Bay Lake | Cow Bay Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Cranberry Lake | Corner Main/Wildwood Blvd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Doyle's Pond | Opposite Fancy View Rd (Old Sambro Rd) | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Duck Pond | Cole Harbour Commons | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Fairbanks | Fairbanks Interpretation Centre | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
First Lake | At Kinsmen Centre Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Five Island Lake | 151 Granite Cove | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Flag Pond | 1775 Cow Bay Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Frenchmans Lake | Spectacle Lake Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Frog Pond | At Purcell's Cove Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Governor's Lake | Beechville/Lakeside/Timberlea | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Grand Lake | Williamswood at 3100 Old Sambro Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Graves Oakley Pond | Off Leiblin Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Greys Lake (Pennant Lake) | At West Pennant Rd & Charles Gray Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Hail Pond | Northwest Arm Dr & Walter Havill Dr | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Half Mile Lake | 34 Red Maple Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Hatchett Lake | End of Lake Rd off Prospect Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Henry Lake or Grover Lake | Behind Harrietsfield Recreation Centre, 1150 Old Sambro Rd |
Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Hubley Mill Lake | Across from 94 Hubley Mill Lake Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Kearney Lake | At Beach Area | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Keith's Lake | Next to 1018 Cobequid Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Kidston Lake | At Beach Area off Feldspar Crest | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Kinsac Lake | Across from 779 Fall River Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Lake Charles | Shubie Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Lake Echo | Community Centre | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Lake Fletcher | Behind Fort Scenic Apartments | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Lake Major | By mailbox on German Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Long Lake | Lake Major Rd at Second Bridge | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Long Pond | At Beach Area - Herring Cove Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Loon Lake | Highway #7 at Legion | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
MacDonald Pond | Shore Rd, Eastern Passage | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Maynards | Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
McCoy's Pond | Across from 51 Church Lake Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
MicMac | Boat Launch | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Middle Porter's Lake | Across from #149 Bellfountaine Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Miller Lake | 131 Sanctuary Crt | Tin ice Open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Morash Pond | Woodlawn Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Morris Lake | Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Morris Pond | At Kinsman Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Nelson Lake | By #2217, Number 7 Highway | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Oathill | Lorne Avenue | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Paper Mill Lake | At Moir's Mill | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Paper Mill Lake | At Lake Drive, Beach Area | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Penhorn | Beach | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Porter's Lake | Across from 149 Bellefontaine Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Powder Mill Lake | On Rocky Lake Rd | Thin ice Open Water | 03/10/2020 | |
Punch Bowl | Off Punch Bowl Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Red Bridge Pond | Braemar Drive | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Roaches Pond | Near parking lot - Herring Cove Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Rocky Lake | Caldwell Rd by Shearwater | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Russell Lake | By wharf | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Settle Lake | Beach Area | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Sheldrake Lake | At Playground | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Springfield Lake | At Beach Area | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Tucker Lake | Across from 1331 Beaver Bank Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Whimsical Lake | At Beach Area - Mabou Ave | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Williams Lake | At end of Acorn Rd | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Lake William | at Lands and Forest | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
De Said Lake | Caldwell Road by Shearwater | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Three Mile Lake | Next to #1018 Cobequid Rd, Windsor Junction | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Fletchers Lake | 3719 Highway #2, Fletchers Lake | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 | |
Church Lake | 51 Church Lake Road | Thin ice open water | 03/10/2020 |