If you’re planning on hitting the water this week, you’ll have to cross one of Vancouver’s most popular beaches off your list.
Due to a spike in E.coli, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has released an advisory for this swimming spot. People are advised to avoid the water until further notice.
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Beaches Not Suitable for Swimming
“Every week from May through September, the water is sampled at many popular beaches throughout our region. Samples are tested for bacteria, which in turn tells us whether there is feces (poop) in the water from people, pets, or wildlife,” writes VCH on their page Public Beach Water Quality. “Feces in water can make people ill or cause infections, from swimming or playing in the water.”
There are a number of monitoring statuses that are assigned to locations, which includes:
- Suitable for swimming
- Beach Action Value (BAV) investigation
- Not suitable for swimming advisories
- Beach closure
- Known swimming location– not regularly sampled
- Reference site
Sunset Beach E. coli Levels
Currently, Sunset Beach is under a not suitable for swimming advisory as it contained a consecutive single sample that reached over 1112 E. coli per 100 mL. Trout Lake is also not suitable for swimming with 201 E. coli per 100 mL.
You can check VCH’s interactive beach status map to see if the beach you’re heading to is under any other advisories.
As of now, swimming is not advised for Sunset Beach and Trout Lake, but people are still able to enjoy the beach itself.
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