Still no word on Point Clark Beach

By Darrell Ziegler

On Monday, June 26, the Grey Bruce Health Unit announced that water samples taken at the Point Clark Beach showed elevated bacteria levels, resulting in the beach being posted unsafe for swimming.

The posting is still in effect.

Lou D’Alessandro, health protection manager for the health unit, says that samples taken on Wednesday, June 21 and Friday, June 23 exceeded Ontario’s standards for acceptable bacterial levels.

He said that no tests are taken when there are instances of heavy rainfall in the watershed. “Even if there was no rain in Point Clark, input from rivers could bring in bacteria and cause E .coli levels to rise.”

The Observer is expecting an update shortly and should hopefully be updated by Friday, July 14.

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