SWIM ADVISORIES A LOT LIKE TOILET SEATS
MUSKOKA — Swimmers are best advised to use caution at popular public beaches this summer.
While all waterfronts should be places of safety, a couple of troublesome stretches are particularly vulnerable to bacteria counts in 2020.
Port Sydney Beach is just one.
The health unit has placed another swim advisory on it.
The Town of Huntsville has been notified by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit that effective Aug. 18 sign should go back up again.
Town staffs are tasked this summer with putting up and taking down swim advisory signs every week as if they were lifting and closing a toilet seats — which given most public facilities are closed is at least keeping them busy.
Port Sydney swim lessons will be relocated to Hutcheson Beach at regular scheduled times. Registered participants will be contacted by town aquatics.
You’ve read this before — but …
An advisory is a warning to swimmers but it is not a beach closure. During an advisory, a beach is posted with warning signs when the water contains levels of bacteria that indicate there may be an increased risk of developing minor skin, eye, ear, nose and throat infections and stomach disorders. If you choose to swim during an advisory, avoid ducking your head or swallowing the water.
Advisory signage is being posted at the beach and the Town of Huntsville will monitor the situation in accordance with the advice of the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
The Town of Huntsville will notify residents when the advisory is lifted.
Refer to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit website at www.simcoemuskokahealth.org for details on:
Understanding beach water quality
