Beaches Closed

• English Bay, 3 other Metro Vancouver beaches closed amid high E. coli levels

  Vancouver Coastal Health has issued water quality advisories for English Bay, along with Locarno Beach, Sandy Beach on Bowen Island, and Trout Lake in John Hendry Park.

  Environment

  Jun 24, 2022
  
• Ambleside joins growing list of beaches closed due to high E. coli levels

  A pair of Vancouver Coastal Health water tests on Friday returns readings of 1,178 E.coli / 100ml of water and 464 E.coli / 100ml of water.

  Jul 19, 2019
  
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• Sunset Beach closed to swimming due to high E. coli levels

  The closure comes more than two weeks earlier than similar orders were issued last year in Metro Vancouver.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2019
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• Bacterial bloom means three Vancouver beaches closed to swimming again

  English Bay along with Sunset and Jericho Beaches have been closed to swimming due to high E. coli levels.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2018
• No timeline to reopen 6 Metro Vancouver beaches closed due to E. coli levels

  Unsafe levels of E. coli mean six beaches around the region have been closed to swimming.

  Aug 1, 2018
• Trout Lake, Barnet Marine Park closed due to high E. coli levels

  Trout Lake in Vancouver and Burnaby's Barnett Marine Park have both exceeded E. coli levels that are considered safe for the public.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2018
• Kelowna flooding causes more lakeside closures

  Beach access from Lake Avenue to Burne Avenue, south of the Bennett Bridge, was closed Wednesday for public safety reasons.

  May 31, 2017