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Jump in! Most Durham beaches open this weekend

Aug 22, 2008 - 08:24 AM

DURHAM -- Swimmers can make the best of what’s left of summer as many of Durham’s public beaches are open this weekend.

Out of 15, five beaches are closed due to elevated bacteria levels in samples taken during the week of Aug. 18. Those beaches are Pickering Beach and Rotary Park in Ajax, Thorah Centennial Park in Brock, Kinsmen Beach in Scugog and Newcastle Beach in Clarington.

Beaverton Beach North   Brock   OPEN
Beaverton Beach South   Brock   OPEN
Bowmanville Beach East  Clarington      OPEN
Bowmanville Beach West  Clarington      OPEN
Elgin Pond      Uxbridge        OPEN
Frenchman’s Bay East    Pickering       OPEN
Frenchman’s Bay West    Pickering       OPEN
Kinsmen Beach   Scugog  POSTED
Lakeview Beach East     Oshawa          OPEN
Lakeview Beach West     Oshawa  OPEN
Newcastle Beach Central Clarington      POSTED
Pickering Beach Ajax    POSTED
Rotary Park     Ajax    POSTED
Thorah Centennial Park  Brock   POSTED
Whitby Beach    Whitby  OPEN

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