Government of Canada


Notices to Mariners


Edition No. 02/2024
February 23, 2024

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Safety First, Service Always

Monthly Summary
of Temporary and Preliminary Notices

Notices to Mariners – Monthly Summary of Temporary and Preliminary Notices
Edition No. 02/2024

Aussi disponible en français :
Avis aux navigateurs – Sommaire mensuel des avis temporaires et préliminaires
Édition n° 02/2024

Published under the Authority of:
Canadian Coast Guard Programs
Aids to Navigation and Waterways
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7

For more information, contact Notmar.XNCR@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada,
as represented by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans
and the Canadian Coast Guard, 2024.

Cat. No. Fs151-19E-PDF (Electronic PDF, English)
ISSN 2561-5106

Cat. No. Fs151-19F-PDF (Electronic PDF, French)
ISSN 2561-5114

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Explanatory Notes


Geographical positions  refer directly to the graduations of the largest scale Canadian Hydrographic Service chart (unless otherwise indicated).

Bearings refer to the true compass and are measured clockwise from 000° (North) clockwise to 359°; those relating to lights are from seaward.

Visibility  of lights is that in clear weather.

Depths  - The units used for soundings (metres, fathoms or feet) are stated in the title of each chart.

Elevations are normally given above Higher High Water, Large Tide (unless otherwise indicated).

EXPLANATION OF TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES TO MARINERS

Certain Notices to Mariners appearing in the monthly editions have a (T) or (P) appended to the regular number. These letters indicate that the information contained in the notice is of a temporary or preliminary nature, respectively.

TEMPORARY (T) NOTICES

If a temporary change in conditions affecting navigation exists and if the change will be effective for a period of over three months, a temporary (T) notice will be published. Temporary changes which are effective for periods of less than three months will not normally be published (unless it is of exceptional interest). Otherwise, information will be promulgated as a Navigational Warning (NAVWARN) by the Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre(s) in the affected area. (T) notices will be cancelled as necessary.

Please note that (T) notices with an end date will be automatically cancelled once the end date has passed. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.

PRELIMINARY (P) NOTICES

a. When important changes affecting navigation are to take place in the near future, a Notice to Mariners describing the change will be published, so that mariners will have advance information on the change. Such notices will be designated (P).

b. When a change in conditions affecting navigation has taken place but full information is not available, a preliminary (P) notice giving available information will be published. This notice will be followed by a regular notice when complete information becomes available. The regular notice will cancel the (P) notice.

c. When a change has taken place which is too complex to describe in a written notice, a (P) notice giving general information will be published. This notice will explain that follow up action will be taken to update charts by publishing patch corrections, new editions or new charts.

Please note that following the expiry of the 90-day comment or objection period, (P) notices describing proposed changes or intention to discontinue will be automatically cancelled. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.

ACTION REQUIRED ON RECEIPT OF (T) & (P) NOTICES

It is not customary to make permanent corrections to charts and publications from (T) & (P) notices. On receipt of such notices, the information they contain should be noted in pencil on the affected charts and/or publications.

CAUTION

Mariners are reminded that charts and publications are not corrected from (T) & (P) notices when purchased from suppliers. For the list of charts affected by (T) & (P) notices, please refer to the index on page ii of this publication.

INDEX OF (T) & (P) NOTICES
1211(P)/23 509(T)/23 309(T)/17 618(T)/22
111(T)/21 710(T)/23 1206(T)/17 109(T)/23
207(T)/22 711(T)/23 709(T)/18 415(T)/23
307(T)/22 214(T)/24 710(T)/20 512(T)/23
411(T)/22 1212(P)/23 1012(T)/20 613(T)/23
709(T)/22 1213(P)/23 1210(T)/20 917(T)/23
809(T)/22 215(P)/24 112(T)/21 216(T)/24
1214(T)/22 909(T)/14 413(T)/21 113(P)/24
107(T)/23 515(T)/16 810(T)/21 114(P)/24
314(T)/23 814(T)/16 907(T)/21 1105(T)/15
315(T)/23 1011(T)/16 108(T)/22 111(T)/23
316(T)/23 1218(T)/16 413(T)/22 217(T)/24
317(T)/23 1219(T)/16 614(T)/22
318(T)/23 108(T)/17 617(T)/22
INDEX OF CHARTS AFFECTED BY (T) & (P) NOTICES
1310 2006 2123 4485
1312 2017 2181 4486
1313 2018 2291 4850
1316 2021 2315 4921
1429 2053 4011 4940
1430 2060 4045 5412
1509 2067 4118 6022
1510 2077 4203 6108
1512 2085 4255 7661
1515 2086 4416 14853 (U.S.)
Newfoundland and Labrador Coast

Temporary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.

Preliminary Notices

Atlantic Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
Superintendent,
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Atlantic Region
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (506) 636-4708
Email: DFO.CCGATLAidstoNavDiscont-AidesalanavSupprATLGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

*1211(P)/23Cape St Francis to / à Baccalieu Island and / et Heart's Content – Light Buoy to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4850

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Karl’s Gateway light buoy CV3

474.1

48° 05’ 03.3”N 052° 54’ 06.6”W

Initial publication date: Friday, December 29, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, March 28, 2024

(N2023-228)

Atlantic Coast

Temporary Notices

*111(T)/21Rivière des Prairies – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 1509
Repair work is taking place 24 hours a day at the Pie-IX bridge as of August 17th, 2020.

Buoys, jetties, and a turbidity curtain are in place.

(NW-Q-1112-20)

*207(T)/22Port de Québec – Obstruction

Reference chart: 1316

Power boat 6 metres in length reported sunk at 46° 43.830’N 071° 20.000’W.

(NW-Q-1348-21)

*307(T)/22Port de Québec – Waterway Information

Reference chart: 1316

Repair work with scaffolding taking place on the Pierre-Laporte bridge Monday to Saturday. Bridge clearance reduced by 2.6 metres.

(NW-Q-0182-22)

*411(T)/22Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Floating and Falling Debris

Reference chart: 1312

Floating and falling debris reported beneath the bridge located at 46° 04.783’N 073° 09.205’W. The bridge is marked with yellow buoys suspended at mid-height between the deck and the water level. Warning signs installed above.

(NW-Q-1266-19)

*709(T)/22Port de Québec – Bridge Lights Temporarily Unlit

Reference chart: 1316

The following four red lights, located on the Pierre-Laporte bridge, are temporarily unlit:

Pont Pierre-Laporte Northeast Light

46° 44.815’N 071° 17.480’W

Pont Pierre-Laporte Northwest Light

46° 44.809’N 071° 17.502’W

Pont Pierre-Laporte Southeast Light

46° 44.629’N 071° 17.368’W

Pont Pierre-Laporte Southwest Light

46° 44.622’N 071° 17.390’W

(NW-Q-1281-21, NW-Q-1282-21, NW-Q-1283-21, NW-Q-1284-21)

*809(T)/22Port de Montréal – Waterway Information: Calculation of Under-Keel Clearance

Reference chart: 1310

Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services has been using all Canadian Hydrographic Service water-level stations for the calculation of passage authorizations in the Sorel–Montreal sector of the navigational waterway, namely Sorel, Contrecoeur, Varennes, Montreal-Frontenac and Montreal-Jetty No. 1.

In light of the particular features of the navigational waterway in the portion between buoys M84 (downstream of the municipality of Verchères) and M157 (opposite to the Port of Montreal, section 109) as well as the No. 1 Anchorage Pointe-aux-Tremble, it was agreed to adjust upward the available water column by 10 cm in this portion.

The minimum water column in this portion of the navigational waterway as per the Varennes hydrographic station, obtained after adjustment, will be used for the calculation of under-keel clearance.

(NW-Q-0776-22)

*1214(T)/22Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction: Sunken Barge and Excavator

Reference chart: 4485

Sunken barge and excavator reported at 48° 35.1’N 064° 08.1’W. Barge is 18 metres by 7 metres.

(NW-Q-1709-22)

*107(T)/23Sable Island Bank / Banc de I'Île de Sable to / au St. Pierre Bank / Banc de Saint-Pierre – ODAS Buoy Unlit

Reference chart: 4045

ODAS buoy marked “44139” in 44° 14.400’N, 057° 06.180’W is unlit. Caution.

(NW-M-2321-22)

*314(T)/23Approaches to / Approches à Bay of Fundy / Baie de Fundy – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4011
Subsurface scientific equipment deployed in 42° 50.437’N 066° 43.862’W. Top of equipment is at 214 metres water depth.

(NW-M-0285-23)

*315(T)/23Georges Bank / Banc de Georges: Eastern Portion / Partie Est – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4255

Subsurface scientific equipment deployed in 42° 18.196’N 065° 59.250’W. Top of equipment is at 234 metres water depth.

(NW-M-0284-23)

*316(T)/23Havre de Gaspé – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites

Reference chart: 4416

Vicinity

Positions

Description

L'Anse-aux-Cousins

48° 51’ 21.2”N 064° 30’ 02.6”W
48° 51’ 06.2”N 064° 29’ 25.6”W
48° 51’ 00.2”N 064° 30’ 02.6”W
48° 51’ 00.2”N 064° 29’ 30.6”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

Havre de Gaspé

48° 51’ 50.2”N 064° 29’ 02.5”W
48° 51’ 20.2”N 064° 28’ 37.5”W
48° 51’ 20.2”N 064° 28’ 16.5”W
48° 50’ 47.2”N 064° 28’ 16.5”W
48° 51’ 23.2”N 064° 29’ 40.5”W
48° 51’ 23.2”N 064° 29’ 20.5”W
48° 51’ 30.2”N 064° 29’ 02.5”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

Havre de Gaspé

48° 51’ 18.5”N 064° 27’ 02.5”W
48° 51’ 08.8”N 064° 26’ 34.6”W
48° 50’ 51.1”N 064° 26’ 35.4”W
48° 50’ 47.2”N 064° 26’ 45.5”W
48° 50’ 47.2”N 064° 27’ 02.5”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment, some of which is located outside the defined area.

Havre de Gaspé

48° 50’ 25.7”N 064° 28’ 24.5”W
48° 50’ 51.2”N 064° 29’ 28.7”W
48° 51’ 03.8”N 064° 29’ 16.1”W
48° 50’ 37.7”N 064° 28’ 12.6”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

Havre de Gaspé

48° 50’ 47.2”N 064° 27’ 07.5”W
48° 50’ 38.6”N 064° 27’ 07.5”W
48° 50’ 29.4”N 064° 27’ 34.1”W
48° 50’ 44.9”N 064° 28’ 11.5”W
48° 50’ 47.1”N 064° 28’ 11.3”W

Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage and equipment at the surface.

Havre de Gaspé

48° 51’ 17.6”N 064° 28’ 11.6”W
48° 51’ 00.2”N 064° 28’ 11.6”W
48° 51’ 17.6”N 064° 27’ 07.6”W
48° 51’ 00.2”N 064° 27’ 07.6”W

Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment.

Baie de Gaspé

48° 51’ 21.2”N 064° 30’ 02.6”W
48° 51’ 06.2”N 064° 29’ 25.6”W
48° 51’ 00.2”N 064° 30’ 02.6”W
48° 51’ 00.2”N 064° 29’ 30.6”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

(NW-Q-0732-16, NW-Q-0735-16, NW-Q-0737-16, NW-Q-0758-16,
NW-Q-0761-16, NW-Q-0794-16, NW-Q-1719-18)

*317(T)/23Baie des Chaleurs / Chaleur Bay – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites

Reference chart: 4486

Vicinity

Positions

Description

Cascapedia Bay

48° 07’ 10.7”N 066° 01’ 18.2”W
48° 07’ 31.1”N 066° 00’ 30.8”W
48° 07’ 00.8”N 065° 59’ 59.9”W
48° 06’ 39.7”N 066° 00’ 47.0”W

Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment.

Cascapedia Bay

48° 07’ 22.0”N 065° 55’ 12.0”W
48° 07’ 22.0”N 065° 53’ 14.0”W
48° 06’ 33.0”N 065° 53’ 14.0”W
48° 06’ 33.0”N 065° 55’ 12.0”W

Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with submerged equipment.

Cascapedia Bay

48° 05’ 24.2”N 066° 01’ 42.8”W
48° 06’ 11.2”N 066° 00’ 07.8”W
48° 05’ 36.2”N 065° 59’ 29.8”W
48° 04’ 49.2”N 066° 01’ 04.8”W

Aquaculture site marked with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment.

Tracadigache Bay

48° 05’ 12.0”N 066° 12’ 02.6”W
48° 05’ 12.0”N 066° 11’ 00.0”W
48° 04’ 30.0”N 066° 11’ 00.0”W
48° 04’ 30.0”N 066° 12’ 02.6”W

Aquaculture site with temporarily non-compliant buoyage.

(NW-Q-0769-16, NW-Q-0770-16, NW-Q-0783-16, NW-Q-0789-16)

*318(T)/23Plans, Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay (côte nord/North Shore) – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites

Reference chart: 4921

Vicinity

Positions

Description

Carleton-sur-Mer

48° 05’ 21.9”N 066° 01’ 55.5”W
48° 04’ 45.0”N 066° 01’ 15.3”W
48° 04’ 21.7”N 066° 02’ 11.5”W
48° 04’ 56.2”N 066° 02’ 51.2”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

Carleton-sur-Mer

48° 05’ 50.6”N 066° 02’ 27.5”W
48° 05’ 29.7”N 066° 02’ 04.7”W
48° 05’ 04.8”N 066° 03’ 00.7”W
48° 05’ 25.6”N 066° 03’ 23.5”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

Carleton-sur-Mer

48° 06’ 14.9”N 066° 00’ 02.5”W
48° 05’ 39.1”N 065° 59’ 22.1”W
48° 06’ 28.1”N 065° 57’ 41.7”W
48° 07’ 02.8”N 065° 58’ 21.3”W

Unmarked aquaculture site with submerged equipment.

(NW-Q-1716-18, NW-Q-1717-18, NW-Q-1718-18)

*509(T)/23St. Marys Bay – Obstruction : Wreck

Reference chart: 4118

Sunken 30 by 90 feet barge with 500 feet of tow line still attached at the following position:
44° 16’ 24.9”N 066° 28’ 44.9”W Caution.

(NW-M-0529-23)

*710(T)/23Port de Montréal – Waterway information – Mooring prohibited

Reference chart: 1310
Mooring indefinitely prohibited at section 31 of the Port of Montreal.

(NW-Q-0476-23)

*711(T)/23Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Reference chart: 4485

Six sub-surface scientific moorings established at:

48 37.390N 064 07.734W

48 43.925N 064 08.099W

48 41.868N 064 04.632W

48 39.987N 064 00.959W

48 38.023N 063 57.919W

48 36.274N 063 54.923W

Top float 24 metres below the surface.

(NW-Q-0662-23)

*214(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported

Reference: Notice 313(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 1313).

Reference chart: 1313

A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:

46° 19.997' N

072° 32.698' W

46° 19.993' N

072° 32.675' W

46° 19.983' N

072° 32.682' W

46° 19.980' N

072° 32.703' W

46° 19.985' N

072° 32.718' W

A shallower depth of 10.6 metres is located at the following positions:

46° 19.978' N

072° 32.731' W

46° 19.979' N

072° 32.701' W

46° 19.970' N

072° 32.703' W

46° 19.971' N

072° 32.732' W

A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:

46° 19.983' N

072° 32.785' W

46° 19.982' N

072° 32.747' W

46° 19.973' N

072° 32.752' W

46° 19.972' N

072° 32.768' W

46° 19.971' N

072° 32.792' W

(NW-Q-1338-23)

Preliminary Notices

Atlantic Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
Superintendent,
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Atlantic Region
P.O. Box 1000
50 Discovery Drive
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z8
Telephone: (506) 636-4708
Email: DFO.CCGATLAidstoNavDiscont-AidesalanavSupprATLGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

*1212(P)/23St. Marys Bay – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 4118

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Whale Cove Wharf

215

44° 26’ 08.1”N 066° 10’ 30.6”W

Initial publication date: Friday, December 29, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, March 28, 2024

(F2023-035)

*1213(P)/23Halifax Harbour: Black Point to / à Point Pleasant – Notice of Proposed Changes

Reference chart: 4203

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Proposed Changes

Fixed Aids

Herring Cove

522

  44° 34’ 00.6”N
063° 33’ 19.8”W

Change daymark from red and white to green and white.

Lawlor Island Sector

547

  44° 36’ 21.8”N
063° 29’ 45.4”W

Discontinue aid to navigation.

Lawlor Island Light

547.1

  44° 36’ 22.9”N
063° 29’ 43.6”W

Establish a mast equipped with a green lantern with flash characteristics Fl 1 s, Ec 4 s and a black, white and green square daymark.

Floating Aids

Neverfail Shoal
light and bell buoy H8

518

  44° 33’ 15.5”N
063° 31’ 27.6”W

Increase lantern intensity.
Discontinue the bell.

Thrumcap
light and bell buoy HN6

520

  44° 33’ 49.3”N
063° 30’ 11.6”W

Discontinue the bell.

Herring Cove
light and bell buoy HM1

521

  44° 33’ 52.2”N
063° 32’ 54.7”W

Increase lantern intensity.

Lighthouse Bank
light and bell buoy H12

524

  44° 35’ 36.3”N
063° 31’ 59.5”W

Discontinue the bell.

Hens and Chickens
light buoy HQ2

531

  44° 36’ 50.0”N
063° 33’ 44.0”W

Increase lantern intensity.

Purcells Cove
light buoy HQ1

532

  44° 36’ 41.9”N
063° 33’ 56.9”W

Increase lantern intensity.

McCormak’s Beach
light buoy HP6

546.6

  44° 36’ 18.0”N
063° 29’ 35.0”W

Establish starboard hand buoy equipped with a red lantern with flash characteristics:
Fl 0.5 s; Ec 3.5 s.

Lawlor Island
light buoy HP11

547.2

  44° 36’ 31.8”N
063° 29’ 58.4”W

Reposition buoy to the following position:
44° 36’ 31.1” N 063° 29’ 58.9” W.

Wellesley Rock
light buoy H46

562

  44° 42’ 37.3”N
063° 39’ 26.1”W

Decrease lantern intensity.

Head Rock Shoal
buoy HPC

5515.01

  44° 32’ 35.4”N
063° 29’ 07.0”W

Add white lantern with flash characteristics:
6(Fl 0.3 s; Ec 0.7 s) + Fl 2.0s; Ec 7.0 s.

Eastern Passage
buoy HP9

5542.01

  44° 36’ 28.4”N
063° 29’ 53.7”W

Reposition buoy to the following position:
44° 36’ 27.2” N 063° 29’ 52.9” W.

Eastern Passage
buoy HP10

5543.02

  44° 36’ 31.2”N
063° 29’ 56.4”W

Add red lantern with flash characteristics:
Fl 0.3 s; Ec 0.7 s.

Initial publication date: Friday, December 29, 2023
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, March 28, 2024

(F2023-027)

*215(P)/24Northumberland Strait Central Portion - Ports/Harbours – Notice of Proposed Changes

Reference chart: 4940

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently change the following aids to navigation:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Proposed Changes

Fixed Aids

Pictou Island (West End)

897

  45° 48’ 15.0”N
062° 36’ 07.2”W

Change flash characteristics to: Fl 2 s; Ec 4 s.

Pictou Island Breakwater

898

  45° 48’ 09.5”N
062° 35’ 08.4”W

Change flash characteristics to: Fl 2 s; Ec 2 s.

Pictou Island South

899

  45° 48’ 13.6”N
062° 35’ 08.1”W

Discontinue aid to navigation.

Pictou Island (East End)

899.5

  45° 48’ 55.2”N
062° 30’ 49.2”W

Change flash characteristics to: Fl 1 s; Ec 4 s.

Floating Aid

Pictou Island
North Cardinal
light buoy SPN

896.95

  45° 49’ 24.9”N
062° 35’ 35.0”W

Establish a north cardinal buoy equipped with a white lantern with flash characteristics:
Fl 0.3 s; Ec 0.7 s.

Initial publication date: Friday, February 23, 2024
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, May 30, 2024

(G2024-001)

Inland Waters

Temporary Notices

*909(T)/14Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Dock Unserviceable

Reference chart: 2017
The Kingston psychiatric hospital dock is unserviceable and out of bounds for use as dockage until further notice.

(NOTSHIP C2409/10)

*515(T)/16Harbours on the East Shore of Lake Superior/Ports sur la rive est du lac Supérieur – Buoys Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 2315

The Canadian Coast Guard has temporarily discontinued the following aids to navigation:

XT1, XT2, XT3, XT4, XT5, XT6, XT7, XT8, XT9, XT10, XT11, XT12.

(NOTSHIP C1045)

*814(T)/16Main Duck Island to/à Scotch Bonnet Island – Partially Submerged Fixed Steel Barges

Reference chart: 2060

There are 3 partially submerged fixed steel barges in North end of West Lake (43° 57’ 02.3”N 077° 20’ 12.8”W), which have been reported just below the water line.

Barges are marked with cautionary buoys.

(NOTSHIP C1641/14)

*1011(T)/16Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Silting Reported

Reference chart: 2077

Silting reported in main entrance channel to Fifty Point Marina. Centre of channel depth reported to be 1.9 metres with shallower depths on the sides.

Mariners are requested to use caution in the area.

(NOTSHIP C2266/16)

*1218(T)/16Hamilton Harbour – Silting Reported

Reference chart: 2067

Silting reported along the North faces of Pier 11 and Pier 12:

Pier 11 North Face between positions 43° 16’ 31”N 079° 50’ 56”W and 43° 16’ 29”N 079° 50’ 49”W, and at position 43° 16’ 28”N 079° 50’ 42”W.

Pier 12 North Face between positions 43° 16’ 27”N 079° 50’ 39”W and 43° 16’ 26”N 079° 50’ 33”W.

Mariners are requested to use caution and reduce speed upon arrival and departure. Seaway draft will be affected when water level is less than 0.70 metres above chart datum in these areas.

(NOTSHIP C1831/13)

*1219(T)/16Toronto to/à Hamilton – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2086

Construction operations taking place from November 14, 2016 until approximately 2026 at Lakeview Water Treatment Plant between Marie Curtis Park and Serson Creek. A variety of equipment will be used to expand the land mass along the shoreline. Landfill and 3 islands will be lit and marked.

(NOTSHIP C2533/16)

*108(T)/17Harbours in Lake Erie/Havres dans le lac Érié – Unlit Buoys Temporarily Repositioned

Reference chart: 2181

The following unlit spar buoys have been temporarily repositioned due to silting:

Aid Name

LL #

Temporary Changes

ES2

7169

Reposition to 42° 39’ 10.0’’N 081° 12’ 32.0’’W

ES3

7170

Reposition to 42° 39’ 15.4’’N 081° 12’ 40.7’’W

ES4

7171

Reposition to 42° 39’ 16.8’’N 081° 12’ 37.7’’W

The shallowest depth to 3.5M occurs between ES3 and ES4 with the deepest water off the red side of the channel. Mariners are requested to use caution in the area.

(B2017-003)

*309(T)/17Pelee Passage to/à la Detroit River – Low Water Levels Reported

Reference chart: 2123
Low water levels have been reported from the south end of the entrance to Sturgeon Creek Harbour northward.

Annette Winter
Project and Divestiture Officer
Small Craft Harbours
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW)
867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, ON L7S 1A1
Telephone: (905) 315-5286
Email: annette.winter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

(NOTSHIP C58/13)

*1206(T)/17Lake Rosseau and/et Lake Joseph – Unlit Buoy Temporary Established

Reference chart: 6022

The following unlit buoy has been temporary established:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

P3/1

9089.1

45° 08’ 09.0’’N 079° 40’ 36.0’’W

(D2017-006)

*709(T)/18Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Information Regarding Mooring and Anchoring

Reference: Notice 309(T)/14 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2017

All mooring or anchoring within the public port of Kingston is prohibited outside of designated marina areas until further notice without authorization from the port official.

Inquiries are to be directed to Transport Canada at (416) 952-0475.

*710(T)/20Murray Canal to Healey Falls Locks / Murray Canal aux Écluses de Healey Falls – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2021
Construction operations, including diving operations, in progress as of July 6, 2020 between 1100 UTC and 0100 UTC at the mouth of the Trent River south of Dundas Street bridge in Trenton. The site is marked with red, green and white markers. Tug and barge on site, lit at night.

Vessels are advised to use caution when transiting the area and to keep clear of construction operations. Call 416-729-8830 for further details.

(NW-C-1012-20)

*1012(T)/20Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2017
Wharf construction is taking place daily from 1100 UTC to 2300 UTC at the Kingston-Wolfe Island ferry terminal. The ferry remains operational. Vessels are not permitted to dock on the south side. The construction area is marked and lit.

(NW-C-1786-20)

*1210(T)/20Demarcation Bay to/à Philips Bay – Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Temporarily Established

Reference: Notice 616(T)/07 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 7661
The unmanned mobile offshore drilling unit “SDC” continues to be temporarily established at 69° 24.71’N 138° 53.76’W. The structure is 202.4 metres long and 53 metres wide.

For information, contact Captain Connelly at 1-250-598-4513 or 1-250-744-9818 or e-mail at doncon@islandnet.com or dcmarine@shaw.ca.

*112(T)/21Upper Gap to/à Telegraph Narrows – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2006

Construction operations are currently underway on the Bay of Quinte Skyway Bridge.

During these operations, lit barges are on site and the bridge clearance is 19 metres.

(NW-C-2834-19)

*413(T)/21Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Unlit

Reference chart: 2017

The following aid to navigation is temporarily unlit:

Marysville Wharf light

(LL 399.3):

44° 11’ 42.4”N 076° 26’ 27.3”W

(NW-C-1802-20)

*810(T)/21Fort Frances to/à Hostess Island and/et Sandpoint Island – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued

Reference chart: 6108

The following aids to navigation are temporarily discontinued:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Noden Causeway East

1465

48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 47.6”W

Noden Causeway West

1466

48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 49.1”W

(D2021-026T, 027T)

*907(T)/21Lac des Deux Montagnes – Missing Unlit Buoy

Reference chart: 1510

The following unlit buoy is currently missing and will not be replaced before the 2022 navigation season:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Chenal Saint-Placide buoy HJ17

6251.68

45° 31’ 20.7”N 074° 12’ 25.1”W

(NW-Q-1526-20)

*108(T)/22Lower Gap to/à Adolphus Reach – Construction Operations Frontenac II Ferry Dock

Reference chart: 2018

Construction operations are taking place daily during daylight hours at the Millhaven and Stella ferry docks. Temporary docks will be installed in the vicinity of the ferry docks. Docks will be marked with buoys and lit with amber lights.

(NW-C-2916-17)

*413(T)/22Detroit River – Waterway Information: Bridge Construction

Reference chart: 14853 (U.S.)

Bridge construction operations taking place in an area bounded by:

42° 17.200’N 083° 05.633’W

42° 17.183’N 083° 05.600’W

42° 17.067’N 083° 05.667’W

42° 17.000’N 083° 05.717’W

42° 17.017’N 083° 05.750’W

42° 17.100’N 083° 05.667’W

Unauthorized entry prohibited.

(NW-C-0151-22)

*614(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Repair Work

Reference chart: 1429

Repair work in progress at the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (upstream) between Lasalle and Kahnawake. Bridge deck installed under the bridge span.

(NW-Q-1810-19)

*617(T)/22Lac Saint-Louis – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established

Reference chart: 1430

Six yellow lighted buoys marking a 400 metres breakwater awash temporarily established at the following coordinates:

45° 20’ 44.5”N 073° 50’ 32.9”W


45° 21’ 00.3”N 073° 50’ 11.6”W

45° 20’ 47.7”N 073° 50’ 29.4”W


45° 21’ 05.4”N 073° 50’ 07.6”W

45° 20’ 50.0”N 073° 50’ 24.1”W


45° 21’ 11.8”N 073° 50’ 04.6”W

(NW-Q-0579-22)

*618(T)/22Point Clark to/à Southampton – Aids to Navigation Established

Reference: Notice 1212(T)/21 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2291

Twenty-two sub-surface moorings have been removed and replaced by spar buoys at the following coordinates:

44° 13.912'N 081° 37.060'W


44° 22.719'N 081° 32.404'W

44° 13.970'N 081° 37.379'W


44° 22.933'N 081° 33.992'W

44° 13.981'N 081° 38.188'W


44° 23.512'N 081° 31.893'W

44° 15.862'N 081° 36.683'W


44° 23.953'N 081° 32.850'W

44° 15.894'N 081° 37.028'W


44° 25.270'N 081° 29.521'W

44° 15.885'N 081° 37.468'W


44° 25.576'N 081° 30.070'W

44° 19.834'N 081° 36.316'W


44° 26.041'N 081° 30.817'W

44° 19.867'N 081° 36.618'W


44° 33.449'N 081° 19.640'W

44° 21.668'N 081° 34.609'W


44° 33.525'N 081° 19.847'W

44° 22.055'N 081° 34.987'W


44° 34.184'N 081° 21.275'W

(NW-C-0708-22)

*109(T)/23Port Hope Harbour – Dredging Operations

Reference: Notice 809(T)/18 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2053

Dredging and wall repair operations in Port Hope Harbour. Entrance to the western basin is blocked. Caution.

*415(T)/23Toronto Harbour – Marine Works - Overhead Construction

Reference chart: 2085
Position  : 43° 37' 44.3”N 079° 25' 04.3”W

Overhead construction taking place in the North Marina of Ontario Place between West Island and East Island. Waterway closed to marine traffic.

(NW-C-0064-23)

*512(T)/23Toronto Harbour – Construction Operations

Reference chart: 2085
Construction is taking place at Ashbridge's Bay and consists of the construction of two breakwaters and of a landform. A variety of equipment are being used, including tug boats and barges. Temporary aids to navigation are on site during construction. The operations are scheduled to take at the following positions:

Breakwater construction operations

43° 39’ 20.7”N 079° 18’ 48.1”W
Phase 1: Completed
Phase 2: 2021-04-01 through 2024-12-31
Phase 3: 2021-04-01 through 2024-12-31

Landform construction operations

43° 39’ 01.4”N 079° 19’ 01.9”W
Implementation of the shoreline infill area is expected to take approximately five years.
Mariners are requested to keep out of the construction zone.

*613(T)/23Ottawa to/à Smiths Falls – Marine Works – Bridge Repair

Reference chart: 1512, 1515
Repairs work on the pillars of the MacDonald Cartier Bridge in progress. Scaffolding barge on site. Cautionary buoys upstream and downstream of the bridge. Minimum wake.

(NW-C-1882-21)

*917(T)/23Hamilton Harbour – Waterway information - Procedure Changes

Reference: Notice *713(T)/23 is cancelled.

Reference chart: 2067

Since July 1st 2023, commercial vessels exiting the Hamilton Harbour are to provide advanced notice. Public Service and Procurement Canada is requesting four calls to the Bridge Master on VHF Channel 16:

A call 2 hours in advance of departure;

A call 1 hour in advance of departure;

A call when departing the pier;

A call when lining up in the canal.

(NW-C-1600-23)

*216(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings

Scientific moorings established at position 71° 58’ 01.2”N 095° 03’ 52.8”W. Least depth 122.8 metres.

(NAVAREA XVIII 32/2011)

Preliminary Notices

Central Region

Comment Submission

Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
A/Superintendent, Sarah-Ann Bouchard
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Central Region
1550 D’Estimauville Avenue
Québec, QC G1J 5E9
Telephone: (581) 443-6293
Emails:

St. Lawrence Region: DFO.AtoNStLawrence-StLaurentAalaN.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Great Lakes Region: DFO.CCGCentralAtoNGreatLakes-GrandsLacsAalaNCentreGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

No notices applicable for this edition.

Arctic Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:

Superintendent,
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Arctic Region
5120 49th Street
Yellowknife NT. X1A 1P8
Telephone: (867) 444-0109
Email: DFO.CCGArcticAidstoNavigation-AidesalanavigationArctiqueGCC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

*113(P)/24Erik Cove to/à Nuvuk Harbour including/y compris Digges Islands – Aid to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 5412

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aid to navigation:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Digges Islet

2553

62° 35’ 15.7”N 078° 06’ 36.8”W

Initial publication date: Friday, January 26, 2024
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, April 25, 2024

(A2024-002)

*114(P)/24Demarcation Bay to/à Philips Bay – Aids to Navigation to be Discontinued

Reference chart: 7661

The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aids to navigation:

Aid Name

LL #

Position

Avadlek Spit North

3109

69° 34’ 10.1”N 139° 16’ 25.4”W

Avadlek Spit South

3109.1

69° 33’ 12.4”N 139° 18’ 56.4”W

Wells Point

4505

69° 32’ 59.4”N 139° 19’ 13.7”W

Calton Point #1

4507

69° 32’ 15.4”N 139° 08’ 57.5”W

Workboat Passage front range #1

4508

69° 32’ 18.6”N 139° 08’ 50.3”W

Workboat Passage rear range #1

4509

69° 32’ 27.7”N 139° 09’ 08.3”W

Workboat Passage front range #2

4510

69° 31’ 51.1”N 139° 08’ 00.8”W

Workboat Passage rear range #2

4511

69° 31’ 35.0”N 139° 05’ 56.0”W

Workboat Passage front range #3

4512

69° 33’ 56.0”N 139° 13’ 25.0”W

Workboat Passage rear range #3

4513

69° 34’ 00.0”N 139° 13’ 18.0”W

Workboat Passage front range #4

4514

69° 33’ 44.4”N 139° 13’ 03.7”W

Workboat Passage rear range #4

4515

69° 33’ 44.0”N 139° 12’ 48.0”W

Calton Point

4621

69° 30’ 08.0”N 139° 06’ 40.0”W

Initial publication date: Friday, January 26, 2024
Comment submission deadline: Thursday, April 25, 2024

(A2024-003)

Pacific Coast

Temporary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.

Preliminary Notices

Western Region

Comment Submission
Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit.

Comments should be directed to the following:
A/Superintendent, Marc Jourdenais
Aids to Navigation & Waterways
Canadian Coast Guard, Western Region
25 Huron Street
Victoria, BC V8V 4V9
Telephone: (250) 480-2602
Fax: (250) 480-2702
Email: marc.jourdenais@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

No notices applicable for this edition.

Other (T) & (P) Notices

Temporary Notices

*1105(T)/15Canada – Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Vessels

Reference: Notice 410(T)/2007 is cancelled.

2015 Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, Notice No. 20, pages A20-1 to A20-4.
Mariners are advised that offshore exploration and exploitation vessels may be conducting drilling operations in the following areas:

Gulf of St. Lawrence
NIL

Mainland NWT
NIL
Mackenzie Delta NWT/Beaufort Sea
NIL
Arctic Islands of the NWT/Arctic Islands of Nunavut
NIL
Eastern Arctic Offshore
NIL
Davis Strait
NIL

NOTE: Mariners are advised to obtain up-to-date position reports on drilling vessels and production installations before entering an area of exploration and exploitation. This information is available by contacting, as appropriate, ECAREG CANADA, NORDREG CANADA or CVTS OFFSHORE via any Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre (MCTS).

(NOTSHIP M2215/15) (NEB)

*111(T)/23Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Reference: Notice *208(T)/21 is cancelled.

AIS Aids to Navigation (AtoNs)

Mariners are advised that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is continuing to conduct supervised test beds of AIS AtoNs, with the objective of bringing AIS AtoNs to Full Operational Capability (FOC). Specific information on AIS AtoN test bed sites can be found on the CCG e-Navigation Maritime Information Portal at https://e-navigation.canada.ca/topics/aids/docs/ais-aton/locations-en.

Although AIS was originally developed as a collision avoidance tool for vessels, it also allows for the broadcasting of other types of data, such as the AIS AtoN “Message 21” (AIS AtoN Report).

Ships need to be equipped with standard shipborne AIS equipment for the display of AIS messages. The IMO mandatory carriage requirement for the Class “A” AIS display is the Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD), however, the display and use of the AtoN information may require additional hardware and/or software such as an AIS-connected Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), Electronic Chart System (ECS), Radar or Portable Pilot Unit (PPU).

As the AIS information available to mariners will be dependent on their display system and its compliance with the latest IMO and IALA standards, some transmitted information may not be displayed or may have a different symbol. Mariners are encouraged to install and upgrade systems that provide AIS overlay on ECDIS, ECS and/or Radar. Mariners should be familiar with the display settings on their vessel’s shipborne equipment.

All geographical positions (latitude and longitude) are based on the WGS 84 datum; time is displayed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

CCG is making every effort to broadcast quality information; however, as with any navigational tool, mariners should not rely on this information as their sole means of navigation.

Mariners are advised to consult the CCG e-Navigation web page on AIS AtoN, accessible at https://e-navigation.canada.ca/topics/aids/docs/ais-aton/index-en for pertinent information, including examples of AIS AtoN display and symbology.

Individual NAVWARNs and/or NOTMARs are rarely issued for AIS AtoN trials.

Mariners are requested to provide feedback on the AIS AtoN test beds to the CCG e-Navigation Team at ccg.enav.gcc@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. In addition, mariners who wish to participate in CCG’s questionnaire on AIS AtoN are invited to access it at https://e-navigation.canada.ca/docs/surveys/asm-aton-en. The collected results will guide the CCG in further developing this information service.

*217(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Mooring

Scientific mooring established at position 75° 06’ 01.1”N 168° 00’ 02.5”W. Top float 42 metres.

(NAVAREA XVII 30/2011)

Preliminary Notices

No notices applicable for this edition.


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