File photo of Henderson Lake in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

By Justin Goulet

Lakes in Lethbridge not safe for skating at this time

Dec 21, 2021 | 9:08 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – If you’re looking to head out and skate on a local lake, you will have to wait a bit.

The City of Lethbridge has four designated skating locations, which are monitored frequently for safety. The city says at this time, none of the locations meet the necessary safety standards to allow public skating. The four designated locations monitored by the city are:

• Chinook Lake
• Henderson Lake
• Legacy Lake
• Nicholas Sheran

Ice on stormwater ponds is not monitored by the city. Residents are reminded to stay safe and keep off stormwater ponds.

Throughout the winter, city crews assess ice conditions in the designated areas by using the following criteria:

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• The presence of standing water or open water
• The amount of freezing that has occurred
• Snow cover
• Present thickness of the ice
  • (minimum 12 inches for machine clearing)
• Present condition of the ice
• Present clarity of the ice
• Air temperature

More information about outdoor skating in Lethbridge is available here.

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