Cape Breton ice wall prompts safety warning
Chunks of ice crashed ashore near Irish Vale, N.S., a community tucked along the Bras d’Or Lake in Cape Breton. The collection of ice has formed a long, shimmering wall that’s earned comparisons to a mythical wall in the HBO series “Game of Thrones.”
Visitors have travelled from across Nova Scotia to check out the unusual phenomenon, and many people have climbed the slippery structure to snap selfies.“Our concern right now would be small children just being too adventurous. If I could send a message out there, just exercise caution,” Pronk told CTV Atlantic.
RCMP have also issued a warning advising spectators to be careful around the ice wall. With spring around the corner, sudden changes in temperature could destabilize the structure.“It doesn’t look very safe right now, but it’s pretty well intact, pretty well frozen, so I’m going to try it anyway,” visitor Larry Keel said.“The traffic lining up along the highway is causing a safety problem,” said Ivan Doncaster.
On Thursday, plenty of people were out on the ice snapping photos. Aubrey Lloyd drove about an hour from Glace Bay to check out the wall.Yvonne Boozan opted to take photos from the roadside using her iPad.of ice being blown over a retaining wall by powerful winds along the Niagara River in Ontario. In Hamburg, New York, an ice wall measuring more than three metres prompted a voluntary evacuation due to fears of home damages.
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