Spring Icebreaking at Repentigny and on L’Assomption, des Prairies and Mille Îles Rivers

News release

Québec, Quebec – The Canadian Coast Guard is informing residents of Repentigny and those living along the shores of the L’Assomption, des Prairies and Mille Îles Rivers that spring icebreaking operations will begin on March 12, 2018. The date is subject to change with no notice, as activities could begin before or after that period, according to operational requirements or prevailing weather conditions.

The purpose of this annual operation is to break up ice at the entrance of the tributaries in order to prevent ice jams and flooding that may result from the spring thaw.

Owners of facilities or equipment on the ice should move them safely ashore before operations begin. The Canadian Coast Guard strongly recommends that pedestrians, fishers and snowmobilers leave the ice when they see the Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft in the vicinity. The ice may move, creating a real danger for anyone in the area of the ship’s operations.

The operation will be carried out by a Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft, either the CCGS Mamilossa or the CCGS Sipu Muin, an air-cushioned vessel with engines that produce a noise similar to those of an aircraft.


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Contacts

Communications Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Quebec Region
medias.qc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
418-648-5474

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