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Yacht Club Profile - Atlantic Boating News, October 13, 2023
Blue Flags awarded to 20 beaches and nine marinas in Canada for 2023, May 26th, 2023.
Cleanest Beaches and Marinas in a in 2022
Published by To Do Canada On May 31, 2022
22 beaches and 10 marinas were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Canada award this year.
Blue Flag is an international award given to beaches and marinas that meet high environmental,
safety, and cleanliness standards.
The Blue Flag program in Canada is administered by Swim Drink Fish and is one of 47 National Operators in the Blue Flag International network.
To be certified, “A Blue Flag beach must have at least one sampling point, which must be located where the concentration of bathers is highest. In addition, where there are potential sources of pollution, e.g. near streams, rivers or other inlets, stormwater outlets, etc. additional sampling points must be established at these sites to provide evidence that such inflows do not affect bathing water quality. The beach must comply with the Blue Flag requirements for the microbiological parameter Escherichia coli (fecal coli bacteria) and intestinal enterococci (streptococci).”
Out of 32 beaches and marinas, 25 are in Ontario, 3 each in Quebec and New Brunswick and 1 in Nova Scotia.
Cleanest Beaches and Marianas in Canada in 2022
(Numbered from East to West)
Halifax Waterfront Marina, Nova Scotia
Aboiteau Beach, New Brunswick
Parlee Beach (Provincial Park), New Brunswick
Shediac Bay Yacht Club, New Brunswick
Plage de l’Est, Quebec
Plage de l’Ouest, Quebec
Plage des Cantons, Quebec
Loyalist Cove Marina, Ontario
Trent Port Marina, Ontario
Bluffer’s Beach, Ontario
Kew-Balmy Beach, Ontario
Woodbine Beach, Ontario
Cherry Beach, Ontario
Hanlan’s Point, Ontario
Ward’s Island Beach, Ontario
Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Ontario
Centre Island Beach, Ontario
Gibraltar Point, Ontario
Port Burwell Municipal East Beach, Ontario
Port Stanley Main Beach, Ontario
Bluewater Marina, Ontario
Grand Bend Beach, Ontario
Grand Bend Marina, Ontario
Port Franks Marina, Ontario
Canatara Park Beach, Ontario
City of Barrie Marina, Ontario
Wasaga Beach, Area 1, Ontario
Moonlight Beach, Ontario
Bell Park Beach, Ontario
Spruce Beach, Ontario
Spine Beach, Ontario
Tall Pines Marina, Ontario