Six Niagara beaches shut down for swimming this weekend but 13 open

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Published July 15, 2022 at 3:37 pm

Waverly Beach in Fort Erie is one of six Niagara beaches shut down this weekend.

There’s six less beaches safe for swimming this weekend in Niagara. However, on the positive side, 13 still remain open.

Waverly Beach in Fort Erie and Reebs Bay in Wainfleet are both shut down to swimming due to algae.

Two beaches in Grimsby – Casablanca Beach (ecoli) and Nelles Beach (safety issues) – are shut down for swimming.

Queen’s Royal Beach in Niagara-on-the-Lake is unsafe for swimming due to ecoli, as is Sherkston Quarry Beach in Port Colborne.

Niagara Public Health tests the beaches daily.

If you’d like to see the 13 beaches still open to the public for swimming, check HERE