Windsor-Essex beaches cleared for swimming ahead of hot weekend

The latest round of lake water testing has turned up good news for beach-goers: All nine local beach areas, including Windsor's Sandpoint Beach,have been cleared for swimming.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), which monitors the beaches for E.coli, has determinedthat the level of the bacteria found in the water is at acceptable levels and no blue-green algae was observed.

The weekly testing was done Monday and the results are released on Wednesdays. The results come ahead of a weekend wheretemperatures are expectedto hit 31C on Saturday and 30on Sunday, according to the Environment Canada forecast.

The health unit says E. colilevels revealed through testing represent a snapshot of when the samplingwas completed, not necessarily current conditions.

The health unitrecommends not swimming for at least two days after a heavy rainfall.