Since Friday, the number of unsafe beaches in Niagara has nearly doubled.
The Niagara Region now says 15 beaches in the region are considered NOT safe for swimming.
These beaches are:
- Bay Beach (Crystal) in Fort Erie
- Belleview Beach in Wainfleet
- Charles Daley Park in Lincoln
- Crescent Beach in Fort Erie
- Fifty Point Conservation Beach in Grimsby
- Jones Beach in St. Catharines
- Lakeside Beach in St. Catharines
- Long Beach Conservation East in Wainfleet
- Long Beach in Wainfleet
- Nelles Beach in Grimsby
- Nickel Beach in Port Colborne
- Queen's Royal Beach in Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Sherkston Wyldewood Beach in Port Colborne
- Wainfleet Lake Erie Public Access Beach in Wainfleet
- Waverly Beach in Fort Erie
Beaches are posted unsafe/closed when water tests show unacceptable levels of E. Coli bacteria.
The beach might also be unsafe because of floating debris, oil, excessive weed growth, bad odours and general turbidity.