Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaking Operations Scheduled for Lake Ontario

March 19, 2013

Sarnia, Ontario – Commencing Thursday, March 21, the Canadian Coast Guard will be conducting icebreaking operations on Lake Ontario. Harbours in Picton, Ontario and Bath, Ontario will be visited by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon in preparation for shipping activities.

CCGS Griffon

Any ice along shipping routes and in ports should be considered unsafe and the Coast Guard advises everyone to stay clear. Tracks can remain open long after the ships have departed the area. Light spring ice will result in hazardous and unstable conditions.

Coast Guard icebreaking operations support the safe and efficient navigation of commercial vessels.

Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers have a red hull with a transverse white band and a white funnel bearing a maple leaf. For more information about the Canadian Coast Guard’s Icebreaking program, please visit:

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/CCG/Ice_Who_We_Are

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For more information:

Carol Launderville
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Communications Branch
Central and Arctic Region
(519) 383-1804

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