Mighty Fraser River - Frozen Shore to Shore.

No one I spoke to could remember the last time this section of the Fraser River has frozen over. It just doesn't seem right to see the River, so strong swift, now still and somewhat quiet. If you listen closely, you can hear the creaking of the ice as it shifts across the river.

The Albion Ferry Service has come to a complete stop. It is impossible to move the ferries when there is no passage. They are not ice breakers.

The Big Deep Freeze started at the beginning of last week. Large chunks of ice were spotted floating westward toward the Pacific Ocean.

The temperature in the area continued to dip and the ice continued to build. The ferry service was slowed down to dodge the ice and by Thursday the service was cancelled all together, leaving many people stranded without vehicles or a way to get across the river.

By Saturday the service was stopped altogether, a sign at the end of the wharf tells commuters, "No Ferry Service due to Ice".

There are several large boats at the end of McMillan Wharf and a few people live aboard the decrepit vessels. Some of the owners said they were worried about the ice damaging the hulls of the boats and were worried they would sink in the middle of the night. One owner was moving to South America in a few days and wondered if he would have a home to come home to in six months or would it be at the bottom of the Fraser River.

Other people made there way to the end of the Ferry dock to take photos of this very rare and special event. As one woman said, "it is natures beauty and natures wrath that makes this river so unpredictable yet powerful and tranquil at the same time".