Town of Lewisporte
152 Main Street A0G3A0 Lewisporte, NL, Canada

Know the dangers of ice Ice Factors Many factors affect ice thickness including: type of water, location, the time of year and other environmental factors such as:... Water depth and size of body of water. Currents, tides and other moving water. Chemicals including salt. Fluctuations in water levels. Logs, rocks and docks absorbing heat from the sun. Changing air temperature. Shock waves from vehicles traveling on the ice. Ice Colour The colour of ice may be an indication of its strength. Clear blue ice is strongest. White opaque or snow ice is half as strong as blue ice. Opaque ice is formed by wet snow freezing on the ice. Grey ice is unsafe. The grayness indicates the presence of water. Did you know ice thickness should be: 15 cm for walking or skating alone 20 cm for skating parties or games 25 cm for snowmobiles. Check with local authorities before heading out. Avoid going out on ice at night. When You Are Alone On Ice If you get into trouble on ice and you're by yourself: Call for help. Resist the immediate urge to climb back out where you fell in. The ice is weak in this area. Try to relax and catch your breath. Turn yourself toward shore so you are looking at where you entered onto the ice. The ice is more stable close to shore. Reach forward onto the broken ice without pushing down. Kick your legs to try to get your body into a horizonal position. Continue kicking your legs, and crawl onto the ice. When you are back on the ice, crawl on your stomach or roll away from the open area with your arms and legs spread out as far as possible to evenly distribute your body weight. Do not stand up! Look for shore and make sure you are crawling in the right direction. When You Are With Others On Ice Rescuing another person from ice can be dangerous. The safest way to perform a rescue is from shore. Call for help. Consider whether you can quickly get help from trained professionals (police, fire fighters or ambulance) or bystanders. Check if you can reach the person using a long pole or branch from shore if so, lie down and extend the pole to the person. If you go onto ice, wear a PFD and carry a long pole or branch to test the ice in front of you. Bring something to reach or throw to the person (e.g. pole, weighted rope, line or tree branch). When near the break, lie down to distribute your weight and slowly crawl toward the hole. Remaining low, extend or throw your emergency rescue device (pole, rope, line or branch) to the person. Have the person kick while you pull them out. Move the person to a safe position on shore or where you are sure the ice is thick. Signal for help.

Join us for Adults & Tots skating and 50+ skating at the Lewisporte Stadium every Wednesday. Adults & Tots skating: Doors open at 1:00pm Ice time: 1:10pm - 2:00pm 50+ Skating:... Door Open at 2:20pm Ice Time: 2:30pm - 3:20pm Admission: $4 Adults $3 Children and Students ******************************************** Please be advised that there is a limit of 50 skater per session. Spectators are welcome Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Helmets should be worn on the ice. Mask are mandatory inside the stadium. Dressing rooms are open for 10 minutes prior to ice time and 10 minutes after ice time. Please respect our COVID-19 regulations and signage inside the stadium. See more

Join us for family skating and general skating at the Lewisporte Stadium on Saturday Jan. 9. Family skating: Doors open at 6:00pm Ice time: 6:10pm - 7:00pm... General Skating: Door Open at 7:30pm Ice Time: 7:40pm - 8:30pm Admission: $4 Adults $3 Children and Students ******************************************** Please be advised that there is a limit of 50 skater per session. Spectators are welcome Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Helmets should be worn on the ice. Mask are mandatory inside the stadium. Dressing rooms are open for 10 minutes prior to ice time and 10 minutes after ice time. Please respect our COVID-19 regulations and signage inside the stadium.

We have the snow, now all we need to get into the Holiday Spirit is the lights! Pull out your Christmas lights, inflatables, and projectors because we want to see Lewisporte Light it up, for our Holiday Light Competition! Judging will take place on December 26th and 27th. Prizes will be announced December 29th via Facebook and our Town Hall Sign.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page as we will be announcing our first day, of our 12 days of Christmas tomorrow (Dec. 10th, 2020). Contest Rules: - Please Enter via:... Facebook - In the Comments under the picture for the day you are entering Email - send your entry to [email protected] Please make the subject the Day that you are entering (Example Day Two Entry John Doe) - Please only one entry per person, per day - You will have 5 days to post your entry, at 12:59pm on the 5th day entries will be closed. (Example: Dec. 10th will close 12:59pm on Dec. 15th) - If you are to submit a video and you can't post it or email it (due to size), please send it to our google drive account at [email protected] - Winner will be announced via Facebook and on our Town Sign. - Prizes will be available for pick up at the Town Hall upon announcement. - Remember this is a family fun event, so keep your entries PG. - Most importantly have fun and enjoy our Christmas activities!