Eight Toronto beaches meet blue-flag standards second year in row
Posted June 5, 2012 2:44 pm.
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Blue flags will be flying at eight Toronto beaches.
The international blue flag label is awarded to beaches and marinas that meet high environmental standards.
This is the second year in a row the city’s beaches meet the flag’s four criteria for things like water quality and safety.
The eight Toronto Blue Flag beaches are:
Bluffer’s Park Beach
Centre Island Beach
Cherry Beach
Gibraltar Point Beach
Hanlan’s Point Beach
Kew-Balmy Beach
Ward’s Island beach
Woodbine Beach.
Other beaches in Ontario that have been re-awarded Blue Flags are:
Port Stanley Main Beach on Lake Erie in the Municipality of Central Elgin
Grand Bend Beach, Grand Bend Marina and Port Franks Marina on Lake Huron in the Municipality of Lambton Shores
Bayfield Main Beach and Bluewater Marina on Lake Huron in the Municipality of Bluewater
Station Beach on Lake Huron in Kincardine
Sauble Beach on Lake Huron in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula
Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, on Georgian Bay
“The Blue Flag designation lets the world know that our beach and marinas meet the highest standard for water quality, environmental management, environmental education and safety,” Mayor Bill Weber of the Municipality of Lambton Shores, said.
