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Swimming in Lake Ontario: Five beaches to explore this weekend
Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Swimming in Lake Ontario: Five beaches to explore this weekend

Can I swim in Lake Ontario? Is it safe to swim in Lake Ontario? But where would I swim even if it’s safe?Have you ever asked yourself one (or all) of these questions? Here are the answers and five Lake Ontario beaches to explore this weekend.

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Restoring our Great Lakes connection in 2018
Mark Mattson Mark Mattson

Restoring our Great Lakes connection in 2018

When you live in the Great Lakes region, water shapes your daily life. Your health, your home and your job are a product of the lakes.This movement will help take us from an era of destruction to an era of restoration.

Here's a look at what our Great Lakes Community will talk about in 2018.

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 What can you do: Waterkeeper & Citizen Science
WestonGreatLakesChallenge Guest User WestonGreatLakesChallenge Guest User

What can you do: Waterkeeper & Citizen Science

Big change requires lots of hands. One of the reasons water quality monitoring programs are some of the most popular citizen science programs is because people will show up for their beach, their favourite creek, their swimming hole, and fishing spot.  They love their waterbodies and they will do what they can to protect them. Science benefits both the work being done to protect and restore swimmable, drinkable, fishable water and increase the information available to the public.

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Press Releases Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Press Releases Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Need a Source? Swim Guide’s new iOS app can help you discover the best beaches this summer (Press Release)

Toronto, Ontario, June 26, 2017 — Heading to the beach this holiday weekend? Beach goers can access even better beach and water quality information, including service in 3 languages, with the launch of Swim Guide’s 3rd version of the iOS app: Swim Guide 3.1

 

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