Residents warned to stay off thin ice

By News Staff

Posted Mar 31, 2015 08:34:49 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Haligonians are being warned to stay off frozen lakes and ponds.

The municipality says it’s no longer safe to walk, snowmobile or skate on the ice.

They say conditions are noticeably thinner with the rising spring temperatures, and they’ve ended their ice thickness testing program for the season.

Keep it Factual
Add CityNews Halifax as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.
Add as a preferred source on Google
Submit a Correction
Accessibility Feedback

Top Stories

N.S. RCMP says suspicious death of man found last year in car was homicide

SYDNEY — Nova Scotia RCMP say a man found dead in a vehicle in Cape Breton last year was murdered.

6h ago

New lawsuit filed challenging Trump's tariffs on Canada

A U.S. food importer has filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada.

3h ago

Liberals to table 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will table its 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5. The upcoming fiscal plan will be the second delivered under Prime Minister Mark...

5h ago

Officer injured in chase of three theft suspects in Lower Sackville

Three men are charged with break and enter after officers followed a vehicle that sped away from a Bedford business and also injured a Mountie. Halifax Regional Police said in a release they responded...

12h ago

Top Stories

N.S. RCMP says suspicious death of man found last year in car was homicide

SYDNEY — Nova Scotia RCMP say a man found dead in a vehicle in Cape Breton last year was murdered.

6h ago

New lawsuit filed challenging Trump's tariffs on Canada

A U.S. food importer has filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada.

3h ago

Liberals to table 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will table its 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5. The upcoming fiscal plan will be the second delivered under Prime Minister Mark...

5h ago

Officer injured in chase of three theft suspects in Lower Sackville

Three men are charged with break and enter after officers followed a vehicle that sped away from a Bedford business and also injured a Mountie. Halifax Regional Police said in a release they responded...

12h ago

Most Watched Today

2:46
France riots spark political fallout

Violent protests over rising living costs continue across France, raising fresh questions about how President Emmanuel Macron will respond to the growing unrest with spring elections around the corner. Brandon Rowe reports.

39m ago

0:48
Beluga whale relocated from Marineland dies at Seaworld San Diego

A nine-year-old beluga whale named 'Cyprus' relocated from Marineland has died at Seaworld San Diego.

October 19, 2026 12:04 pm AST AST

3:09
Victims identified in fatal CFB Wainwright fire

Officials identified the four victims killed in the devastating fire at a Canadian Force Base in Wainwright, Alberta.

October 19, 2026 3:32 pm AST AST

0:46
Strong wind behind rapid fire spreading at CFB Wainwright

The rapid spread of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright was caused by extreme weather, says Major General Wade Rutland.

October 19, 2026 9:36 am AST AST

5:03
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about CFB Wainwright tragedy

Four people have been killed and dozens have been injured following a fatal fire at a Canadian Force Base in Wainwright, Alberta in what Prime Minister Mark Carney called "one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime.”

October 18, 2026 2:13 pm AST AST

More Videos