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Vancouver beach closed to swimming due to high levels of E. Coli

Cross this cooling-off option off the list for now.
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The Vancouver Park Board warns that English Bay Beach has been temporarily closed due to high E.coli levels in the water on Friday, June 25, 2021. Photo: Getty Images

Does the hot weather have you hankering for a dip in the ocean?

As temperatures soar across the Metro Vancouver region, the Vancouver Park Board warns that English Bay Beach has been temporarily closed due to high E.coli levels in the water. 

Vancouver Coastal Health provides daily updates daily water quality reports and the sample counts on Friday (June 25) exceeded the safe level for swimming, explains the Park Board in a tweet.

Metro Vancouver beaches are monitored weekly from May to September to ensure that water quality meets the Canadian Recreational Water Quality guidelines, which recommend an E. coli level of no more than 200 bacteria per 100 millilitres of water.

Vancouver Coastal Health's beach water quality map

Thankfully, almost every other beach is safe for swimming in the region. Have a look at Vancouver Coastal Health's beach water quality map to determine whether a body of water is safe for public swimming.

With files from Jessica Kerr