Contact: Ryan Chatland
Telephone: (315) 764-3294
Email: Ryan.Chatland@dot.gov

Media Advisory
For Immediate Release

ICE-CLEARING ACTIVITIES

Ice-clearing activities will begin on or about March 16, 2023 and continue throughout the St. Lawrence River, including the area between the Eisenhower and Snell Locks in preparation for the Seaway’s upcoming navigation season.

All ice fishermen, snowmobile operators, and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operators should refrain from using the areas where ice has been cleared to avoid numerous open water leads and unstable ice cover caused by the clearing.

RESTRICTION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES 
 
All persons, including ice fishermen, snowmobile and All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operators, are to refrain from using the canal in the area between the Eisenhower and Snell Locks due to the possibility of unstable ice cover.    

The Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open at 8 a.m., March 22.