QUEBEC CITY—The Canadian Coast Guard would like to
notify local residents and those using the shores of the Saguenay River that spring
icebreaking operations will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20. Therefore,
ice fishing cabins located between l’Anse Saint-Jean and Saint-Basile-de-Tableau
must be removed before 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 19. In the areas located between
Saint-Basile-de-Tableau, La Baie and Saint-Fulgence, the cabins must be removed
before 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21.
The purpose of this annual operation is to dislodge ice in the
Saguenay and at the mouths of tributaries in order to prevent ice jams and flooding
that can result from the spring break-up. The CCGS Terry Fox will carry out
the work.
Owners of facilities on the ice should move them safely ashore.
The Coast Guard strongly recommends that pedestrians, fishers and snowmobilers leave
the ice when they see the icebreaker in the immediate vicinity. The ice may move,
and this may create a real danger for anyone in the area of the Coast Guard vessel.
The CCGS Terry Fox has a red hull with a transverse white
band and a white funnel bearing a maple leaf.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Pascale Fortin
Communications Advisor
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Quebec Region
(418) 649-6297
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