Global News has a “harbour cam” which captured distant shots of two people crossing the Bay using a stick or pole to stab at the ice as a test of its safety. The scene just shouts the question: “What were they thinking.” Ice like this isn’t so agreeable that it gives a warning about when it will plunge you into icy depths. Global quotes a police marine officer, PC Ricardo Gomez, as follows: “There are times when we’re out on the ice geared up and we’re going through the ice unexpectedly, so I can’t imagine members of the public that are not suited up in dry suits and life jackets without the training to be out there — it’s extremely dangerous,” Gomez told Global News on Tuesday, noting tracks of broken ice are regularly being made to allow boats to pass.
