Tag: Port Burwell
How safe is the beach water? What to know as Lake Erie testing resumes
As thousands of London-area residents prepare for summer trips to Lake Erie, Southwestern Public Health has resumed weekly water quality testing at eight public beaches across its coverage area in Elgin County and Oxford County. The annual program, which runs from mid-June through early September, tests beach water for E. coli bacteria, an indicator of […]
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Built in 1840, will anyone save the oldest wooden lighthouse on the Great Lakes?
The Port Burwell landmark faces a $1.5-million restoration.
London teen drowns, child rescued at Ipperwash beach
A teenager from London drowned and a child was rescued by bystanders at Ipperwash beach on Monday, provincial police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 4 p.m. to reports of swimmers in distress at the Lake Huron beach near East Parkway Drive in Lambton Shores, Lambton County OPP said Tuesday. An 18-year-old was found unresponsive […]
Port Burwell beach closed amid search for missing swimmer
Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]