The sign warning swimmers the water was unsafe for swimming will be removed from Back beach on Amherst Island. Test results taken since Back beach was posted have shown public health officials the levels of E.coli organisms in the water have returned to within the acceptable range. Rotary Park remains posted unsafe for swimming as water samples continue to show higher than acceptable levels of E.coli organisms.

“Test results showed the levels of E.coli organisms have returned to within acceptable limits at Back beach” said Penny Lavalley, Director of the Infectious Disease Prevention Program at KFL&A Public Health. “The maximum level for safe swimming is no more than 100 organisms per 100 ml of water.”