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HomeHealth and LifestyleHeading to the beach this weekend? Here's your Friday beach report

Heading to the beach this weekend? Here’s your Friday beach report

KAWARTHA LAKES-With the exception of two, all beaches in the City of Kawartha Lakes are safe for swimming.

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit provides weekly beach testing results for the City of Kawartha Lakes throughout the summer.

Beaches marked as ‘OPEN’ are considered within the 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.

Bexley Township Area
Blanchard’s Road Beach – OPEN
Bobcaygeon Area
Beach Park – OPEN
Riverview Beach Park – OPEN
Eldon Township Area
Centennial Park West – OPEN
Emily/Omemee Area
Omemee Beach – OPEN
Fenelon Falls Area
Birch Point – OPEN
Bond Street – OPEN
Sturgeon Point Beach – OPEN
Laxton Township Area
Head Lake – OPEN
Norland Bathing Area – POSTED
Mariposa Township Area
Valentia Beach (aka Sandbar Beach) – POSTED
Somerville Township Area
Burnt River Beach – Somerville – OPEN
Burnt River Four Mile Lake – OPEN
Verulam Township Area
Centennial Beach – OPEN
Verulam Recreational Park – OPEN

 

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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