Swimming advisories posted at beaches across Ontario following heavy rain

After weather like heavy rainfall and storms, bacteria and debris from beaches can wash into the water. Since swimming in or ingesting this water can have adverse health effects, beaches post advisories warning the public to swim only at their own risk. Some advisories are also put in place by local public health institutions for safety reasons, whether due to high wakes, sewage pollution, or the presence of blue-green algae.

Here are the beaches across Ontario with current advisories heading into the long weekend.

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Port Hope

Port Hope East Beach at 127 Mill Street South. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Port Hope West Beach at Eldorado Pl. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Hamilton

Harwood Waterfront & Dock at 5527 Front Street. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Bobcaygeon

Bobcaygeon Beach Park at 45 Park Street. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 26.

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Windsor

Sandpoint Beach at 10300 Riverside Drive East. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Point Pelee

Point Pelee National Park at 1118 Point Pelee Drive. Ongoing advisory due to strong wave surges. Swimmers are advised not to pass the red warning signs at the park’s southernmost tip.

Chatham-Kent Public Health
Romney

Getty’s Beach at 22 Kay Avenue. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 12.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Midland

Gawley Park Beach at 820 Gawley Drive. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 23.

Pete Petterson Park Beach at 159 Marina Park Avenue. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 23.

Tay

Waubaushene Beach at 12 Pine Street. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 23.

Southwestern Public Health – Oxford, Elgin, St. Thomas
Rodney

Port Glasgow at 8536 Haven’s Lake Road. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 21.

Niagara Region Public Health
Fort Erie

Bay Beach (Crystal) at 4155 Erie Road. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 27.

Grimsby

Fifty Point Conservation Beach at 6 Windemere Road. Advisory due to debris or spill. Last tested on June 26.

Nelles Beach at 91 Lake Street. Advisory due to debris or spill. Last tested on June 27.

Port Colborne

Sherkston Elco Beach at 1-7 Shore Line Drive. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 27.

Sherkston Wyldewood Beach at 490 Empire Road. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 27.

St. Catherines

Lakeside Park Beach at 1 Lakeport Road. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 27.

Wainfleet

Wainfleet Lake Erie Public Access Beach at 12463 Lakeshore Road. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 24.

Durham Region Health Department
Ajax

Paradise Beach at 3044 Lakeview Boulevard. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Oshawa

Lakeview Beach West at 55 Lakeview Park. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Pickering

Frenchman’s Bay West at 939 Beachpoint Promenade. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 19.

Scugog

Kinsmen Beach at 116 Water Street. Ongoing advisory due to blue-green algae. Last tested on April 18.

Ottawa Public Health
Mooney’s Bay

Mooney’s Bay at 2626 Riverside Drive. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 28.

Petrie Island River Beaches

Petrie Island River Beaches at 795 Trim Road. Advisory due to high levels of bacteria. Last tested on June 28.

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