Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Enjoy Omemee Swimming - Is Your Beach Safe?

Omemee Beach Open - 3 Area Beaches May Pose Risks!

Omemee Beach is open,however some local beaches did not fare so well. Remember to walk your dog prior to them entering the beach area, and stoop and scoop. Please, please, please. dispose of food waste away from the Omemee Beach area. If geese are inadvertently feed on the beach the fowls foul the water. What goes in one end of a goose comes out the other. Let's keep all our area beaches open for swimming this summer!
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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, June 14, 2012
- Beach Testing Results For City of Kawartha Lakes -
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports the following beach testing results for the City of Kawartha Lakes.
The information is current for the week of June 11, 2012, and is based on the most recent test results from the provincial lab in Peterborough for water samples taken from these beaches. The Health Unit advises local residents to note:
• Beaches marked as ‘OPEN’ are considered within acceptable levels as set out in the Ontario government’s Beach Management Protocol.
• Beaches marked ‘POSTED’ indicate bacterial levels in the water are higher than those considered acceptable as set out in the Ontario government’s Beach Management Protocol, making them unsafe for bathing.
• Beaches listed as ‘Results Unavailable’ indicate test results are not yet available. People can call the Health Unit or visit www.hkpr.on.ca for the most up-to-date results on these beaches.
Bexley Township Area
 Balsam Lake Road Beach OPEN
 Coboconk Lions Park Beach OPEN
  Bobcaygeon Area
Beach Park OPEN
 Riverview Beach Park OPEN
  Carden Township Area
 Carden Township Beach OPEN
 Foxe’s Beach OPEN

Dalton Township Area

Dalton Township Beach OPEN

Eldon Township Area

Centennial Park East POSTED
 Centennial Park West POSTED
  Emily/Omemee Area Omemee Beach OPEN
  Fenelon Falls Area Birch Point OPEN
 Bond Street OPEN
 Ken Reid Conservation Area OPEN
 Killarney Bay OPEN
 Long Beach OPEN
 Sturgeon Point Beach OPEN

Laxton Township Area

Elliott Falls Beach Results Unavailable
 Head Lake Results Unavailable
 Norland Bathing Area Results Unavailable
  Mariposa Township Area Sandbar Beach OPEN
  Somerville Township Area 
Burnt River Beach – Somerville POSTED
 Burnt River Four Mile Lake Four Mile Lake POSTED

Verulam Township Area

Centennial Beach – OPEN
 Verulam Recreational Park Verulam POSTED

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