Recreation Bay Water Advisory: Lifted
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 7 July 2023
Looks like the waters okay again. An unsafe water advisory for Recreation Bay has been lifted. On Wednesday, the Environmental Health Services (EHS) of Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services water test results showed E. coli bacteria levels to be above the safety threshold for safe use. Follow-up tests have proven that the bacteria levels are now within acceptable limits. As the water in Recreation Bay is now deemed safe for use, the Sports and Recreation Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is re-opening the beach. Ratsénhaienhs Ryan Montour was the guest on Tetewatharen, the Partyline talkshow on MCK Friday’s, today on K1037, announcing the good news live on-air and in time for the weekend’s Pow-Wow. The Public Safety Division (PSD) of the MCK saying that the area remains as: ‘swim-at-your-own risk.’ With the community’s health and safety paramount, ongoing sampling of the water quality will continue until the fall.
