Ice Safety

Think twice. Don't go on the ice.
You might know them as community ponds, but they are actually working facilities and they aren’t safe for any type of recreation including sledding, skating and walking.

Ice thickness is unpredictable because there are working pipes that keep water continuously flowing beneath the frozen top layer.

Ice depth varies across the whole surface. It might appear thick in some areas, while other areas may have very thin or no ice.

It’s difficult to see unsafe ice conditions from the surface.
Snow may be covering ice hazards.

Water continuously flows beneath the surface, reducing ice integrity.

https://www.epcor.com/outages-safety/safety/neighbourhood/stormwater/Pages/default.aspx#/think-twice_