Weekend Beach Report: Four Local Beaches Unsafe For Swimming
Friday July 29th, 2016, 9:00am
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Every Friday windsoriteDOTca will let you know which beaches are safe for swimming, and those that are not.
Water samples are taken every Wednesday. The samples are sent to a public health lab in London. Testing is done Thursday and the results are given to the Health Unit by Friday.
Based on samples taken Wednesday, July 27th, 2016:
Swimming is not recommended at Sandpoint, Point Pelee West, Colchester, and Holiday Beach as E.coli counts exceed 100.
