Following one of the coldest winters in recent memory, conservation authorities remind residents of the dangers near streams, rivers, ponds and lakes as spring arrives.
Slippery, unstable stream banks and frigid water temperatures lead to hazardous conditions close to any body of water. This year more than ever it will be important to keep family and pets away from the edge of all waterways.
“Please stay safe and help make this an enjoyable spring,” authorities said.
Environment Canada monitoring shows this winter has been the third coldest in 50 years.
Bone-chilling cold through December, January and February has led to widespread ice cover in GTA rivers and streams as well as the Great Lakes. Warming temperatures and spring rainfall are likely to speed up melting ice and snow.
This will lead to higher, faster flowing water and potentially quicker ice break-up in watercourses.
Credit Valley Conservation and conservation authorities in the GTA will continue to closely monitor changing conditions.
