People are being warned to avoid Beaver Lake after water samples tested positive for bluegreen algae.
People are being warned to avoid Beaver Lake after water samples tested positive for blue-green algae.
The CRD says the positive samples were taken from Beaver Beach, and any animals around Beaver Lake should be kept on a leash to prevent them from drinking or swimming in the lake. Ingesting water containing blue-green algae can cause headaches and stomach pain in humans, and lethal liver damage in dogs. There are currently no signs of blue-green algae at neighbouring Elk Lake, but monitoring will continue at both lakes.