TAVAloniaBlasting begins today near #SussexDrive as crews prepare to open up the #RideauRiver.
#uncededAlgonquinTerritories #ottawa #river #dynamitage
#uncededAlgonquinTerritories #ottawa #river #dynamitage
Dianora (Diane Bruce)@TAV I thought that would be soon! Do you hear the booms at home?
@Dianora usually we do- there’s a lot of snow ploughing noise drowning out anything else
kris [kavmac]@TAV Oh this is one of my favourite things of your social media!!!
@kris we tried to go watch but they have Sussex blocked- but I just shared previous years’ footage @WTL has posted 🤣#dynamitage
Antonio@TAV wait, that's a thing? Can you ELI5?
@antonio106 the crew carve long channels in the ice and insert small explosives 🧨. Then they sound loud alarms, move away and #kaboom
Ice Blasting March 08, 2014
WTL@antonio106 @TAV That's exactly what it's for. The Rideau River isn't very deep, but a *lot* of water passes through it during the spring melt, and in the past ice dams have quickly created flooding, so the city has had a process in place for decades to keep everything safe. It's quite the process.
@antonio106 and this one: https://youtu.be/5F0n1slsdXo?si=Nu1qCwRnS4h7eyJ7
