Parlee Beach clear for swimmers after warning issued for much of the weekend

The New Brunswick government has cleared Parlee Beach for swimmers after a warning was in place for much of the much weekend.

The province had issued a swim advisory on Saturday due to a rainfall warning of more than 10 mm.

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Swim warnings — often prompted by high bacterial levels have been an ongoing issue for the beach — with persistent warnings prompting growing discontent among those in the surrounding community, with some believing that the water and reputation of the beach are now tainted.

Jean Phillipe, who had brought his family from Montreal to enjoy the beach, voiced his frustration.

“We were doing the turnaround it was going to be our first day at the beach, we told the kids were going to swim at the beach on the ocean for the first time,” he said on Sunday.

“Now it’s not going to happen.”

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At least several business in Shediac raised complaints after a series of warnings at the beach in June.

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Businesses told Global News that they saw a drop in tourism traffic last summer after the water-quality issues were made public.

Work to upgrade the park’s sewage system, cited as at least one likely source of the problem, isn’t slated to begin until after this summer’s tourism season.