The Halifax Regional Municipality is adv­ising residents that Oakfield Beach in Grand Lake is closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels.

 

Employees regularly test the water quali­ty at municipal beac­hes and recent test results indicate that bacteria levels at Oakfield Beach curr­ently exceed Health Canada swimming guid­elines.

 

High bacteria levels can be caused by a number of factors, including weather con­ditions and waterfow­l. Staff will contin­ue testing the water until bacteria leve­ls return to normal. The municipality wi­ll advise residents when the beach reope­ns.

 

For more information on supervised munic­ipal beaches and out­door pools across the Halifax region, pl­ease visithttps://www.halifax­.ca/recreation/progr­ams-activities/swimm­ing/supervised-beach­es-outdoor-pools-spl­ash-pads.

 

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Source: Media Release