It’s hot out, no doubt about that. Local beaches are a perfect place to beat the heat and the Leeds Grenville Lanark Health Unit is showing one beach in the region that has tested for high levels of bacteria and is now unsafe for swimming.
In the report Joel Stone Park Beach in Gananoque has reported unacceptable level and is not safe to swim in.
Last Updated: September 1, 2023
OPEN – The latest bacterial test of the water indicated acceptable levels of bacteria and can be used for swimming and other recreation purposes.
OPEN
- Athens – Sand Bay County Park (Charleston Lake)
- Brockville – St. Lawrence Park
- Carleton Place – Centennial
- Carleton Place – Riverside
- Elizabethtown – Lyn Valley Park
- Kitley – Bellamy Park
- Lanark Highlands – Dalhousie Lake
- Lanark Highlands – Lanark Beach
- Lanark Highlands – Robertson Lake Beach
- Leeds and the 1000 Islands – Kendrick’s Park
- Merrickville – Merrickville Beach
- Mississippi Mills – Almonte Beach
- Mississippi Mills – Pakenham Beach
- North Elmsley – Rideau Ferry Yacht Club
- Prescott – Kelly’s Beach
- Rideau Lakes – Lower Beverley Lake Park
- Rideau Lakes – Portland Campbell St. Beach
- Rideau Lakes – South Crosby (Sand Lake) Beach
- Smiths Falls – Smiths Falls Junior
- Smiths Falls – Smiths Falls – Senior
- Westport – Foley Mountain
- Westport – Westport Sand Lake
CAUTION – The water is not recommended for swimming. The latest bacterial tests of the water indicated unacceptable levels of bacteria.
CAUTION
- Gananoque – Joel Stone Beach
(By: Tim Baltz)