Users of Elk and Beaver Lake Regional Park are being advised to avoid swimming and to keep their dogs on leash after a blue-green algae bloom was found near the rowing centre beach area.
Blue-green algae can produce cyanotoxins, which can cause headaches and abdominal pain in humans and lethal liver damage in dogs.
The algae usually presents as a blue-green sheen or scum on the water, though the bloom can still be present without being visible.
To learn more, go to crd.bc.ca/alerts or for more on the toxins, go to Healthlink BC’s file on blue-green algae.
