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Georgian Bay death

OPP recover body of 12-year-old boy from Georgian Bay after swimming accident

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"No swimming" advisory sign posted in font of a beach

Ontario beaches with swimming advisories over the August long weekend

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Rows of orange personal floatation devices

Ontario Parks’s lending out PFDs to encourage water safety

Outdoors

Toronto woman swims in 54 lakes to celebrate 54th birthday

Outdoors

Open-water swimming gear collage featuring a wetsuit, a swimsuit and goggles.

Open-water swimming gear essentials

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Boat Accident

Muskoka swimmer struck and killed by boat on Lake Rosseau

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Gifts the swimmer in your life will love

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Crane Lake swimmers

Swimming the distance: a challenge for cottagers

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Boy swinging into a lake on a rope swing at sunset.

Two unique ways to build a cottage swing

Four kids jumping off a dock into a lake.

Little girl backs out of family plunge, receives instant karmic justice

Outdoors

woman-walking-into-lake

How to avoid 5 surprising risks of swimming in Canadian lakes

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Close-up of a leech attached to a human arm.

Discouraging leeches from beach area

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Kids jumping off a floating dock into a lake.

What is the best way to anchor a swim raft at the cottage?