Friday, March 14, 2019 (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 2018-19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albro Lake (Big) | Beach Area | |||
| Albro Lake (Little) | #27 Limardo Dr | |||
| Banook Lake | Birch Cove Beach | |||
| Banook Lake | Graham's Cove Beach | |||
| Banook Lake | Lion's Club Beach Area | |||
| Barrett Lake | Across from 691 Beaver Bank Rd | |||
| Belchers Marsh | At Parkland and Red Fern Rd | |||
| Belchers Pond | At Parkland and Carlina Crt | |||
| Bell Lake | Abenaki Canoe Club | |||
| Bisset Lake | Beach Area at Park entrance off Colby Drive | |||
| Catamaran Pond | At end of Lewis St | |||
| Chocolate Lake | Behind Best Western Hotel | |||
| Cow Bay Lake | Cow Bay Beach | |||
| Cranberry Lake | Corner Main/Wildwood Blvd | |||
| Doyle's Pond | Opposite Fancy View Rd (Old Sambro Rd) | |||
| Duck Pond | Cole Harbour Commons | |||
| Fairbanks | Fairbanks Interpretation Centre | |||
| First Lake | At Kinsmen Centre Beach | |||
| Five Island Lake | 151 Granite Cove | |||
| Flag Pond | 1775 Cow Bay Rd | |||
| Frenchmans Lake | Spectacle Lake Drive | |||
| Frog Pond | At Purcell's Cove Rd | |||
| Governor's Lake | Beechville/Lakeside/Timberlea | |||
| Grand Lake | Williamswood at 3100 Old Sambro Rd | |||
| Graves Oakley Pond | Off Leiblin Drive | |||
| Greys Lake (Pennant Lake) | At West Pennant Rd & Charles Gray Rd | |||
| Hail Pond | Northwest Arm Dr & Walter Havill Dr | |||
| Half Mile Lake | 34 Red Maple Drive | |||
| Hatchett Lake | End of Lake Rd off Prospect Rd | |||
| Henry Lake or Grover Lake | Behind Harrietsfield Recreation Centre, 1150 Old Sambro Rd |
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| Hubley Mill Lake | Across from 94 Hubley Mill Lake Rd | |||
| Kearney Lake | At Beach Area | |||
| Keith's Lake | Next to 1018 Cobequid Rd | |||
| Kidston Lake | At Beach Area off Feldspar Crest | |||
| Kinsac Lake | Across from 779 Fall River Rd | |||
| Lake Charles | Shubie Beach | |||
| Lake Echo | Community Centre | |||
| Lake Fletcher | Behind Fort Scenic Apartments | |||
| Lake Major | By mailbox on German Rd | |||
| Long Lake | Lake Major Rd at Second Bridge | |||
| Long Pond | At Beach Area - Herring Cove Rd | |||
| Loon Lake | Highway #7 at Legion | |||
| MacDonald Pond | Shore Rd, Eastern Passage | |||
| Maynards | Beach | |||
| McCoy's Pond | Across from 51 Church Lake Drive | |||
| MicMac | Boat Launch | |||
| Middle Porter's Lake | Across from #149 Bellfountaine Rd | |||
| Miller Lake | 131 Sanctuary Crt | |||
| Morash Pond | Woodlawn Rd | |||
| Morris Lake | Beach | |||
| Morris Pond | At Kinsman Beach | |||
| Nelson Lake | By #2217, Number 7 Highway | |||
| Oathill | Lorne Avenue | |||
| Paper Mill Lake | At Moir's Mill | |||
| Paper Mill Lake | At Lake Drive, Beach Area | |||
| Penhorn | Beach | |||
| Porter's Lake | Across from 149 Bellefontaine Rd | |||
| Powder Mill Lake | On Rocky Lake Rd | |||
| Punch Bowl | Off Punch Bowl Drive | |||
| Red Bridge Pond | Braemar Drive | |||
| Roaches Pond | Near parking lot - Herring Cove Rd | |||
| Rocky Lake | Caldwell Rd by Shearwater | |||
| Russell Lake | By wharf | |||
| Settle Lake | Beach Area | |||
| Sheldrake Lake | At Playground | |||
| Springfield Lake | At Beach Area | |||
| Tucker Lake | Across from 1331 Beaver Bank Rd | |||
| Whimsical Lake | At Beach Area - Mabou Ave | |||
| Williams Lake | At end of Acorn Rd | |||
| Lake William | at Lands and Forest | |||
| De Said Lake | Caldwell Road by Shearwater |