The forecast for this weekend is beautiful!
If your family is planning on taking advantage of the nice weather, you'll need to know which Niagara beaches are safe for swimming.
As of July 28th, 8 Niagara beaches are unsafe for swimming.
Those beaches are:
- Casablanca Beach in Grimsby
- Charles Daley in Lincoln
- Grimsby Beach in Grimsby
- Jones Beach in St. Catharines
- Lakeside Beach in St. Catharines
- Long Beach Conservation East in Wainfleet
- Nelles Beach in Grimsby
- Waverly Beach in Fort Erie
Beaches are posted unsafe/closed when water tests show unacceptable levels of E. Coli bacteria, or because of floating debris, oil, excessive weed growth, bad odours and general turbidity.
The beaches are tested almost everyday.