Bracebridge Bay Park

Bracebridge, Ontario

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Bracebridge Bay Park is located in the heart of Bracebridge near the infamous braced bridge at the iconic waterfalls. Parking is located close to the pump house and swimmers can walk over to the sandy beach via a walking path. Bracebridge Bay Park is where the annual Canada Day fireworks display happens. This beach is not monitored.

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This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 3rd, 2012. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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Ontario beaches are monitored according to the province's Beach Management Protocol. Municipal health authorities monitor most public beaches. Provincial park beaches are monitored by Ontario Parks. The Protocol says that authorities must check water quality at least weekly from June to Labour Day at beaches where there are formal swimming programs or lifeguards. Most municipalities do not actually begin sampling until mid June. Beaches in Ontario are posted when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected within a 30-day period exceeds 100 E. coli / 100 ml of water.

A Ministry of the Environment procedure says that a clean beach is open at least 95% of the swimming season, even if it is near a sewage pipe. This rule applies to every place that is public, accessible, and feels like a good place to swim. When all else fails, the Ontario Environmental Protection Act strongly states that no one can interfere with the use that you can make of a public waterway - like swimming!

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