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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)

1. Halifax Waterfront Marina, Nova Scotia

2. Aboiteau Beach, New Brunswick

3. Parlee Beach (Provincial Park), New Brunswick

4. Shediac Bay Yacht Club, New Brunswick

5. Plage de l’Est, Quebec

6. Plage de l’Ouest, Quebec

7. Plage des Cantons, Quebec

8. Loyalist Cove Marina, Ontario

9. Trent Port Marina, Ontario

10. Bluffer’s Beach, Ontario

11. Kew-Balmy Beach, Ontario

12. Woodbine Beach, Ontario

13. Cherry Beach, Ontario

14. Hanlan’s Point, Ontario

15. Ward’s Island Beach, Ontario

16. Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Ontario

17. Centre Island Beach, Ontario

18. Gibraltar Point, Ontario

19. Port Burwell Municipal East Beach, Ontario

20. Port Stanley Main Beach, Ontario

21. Bluewater Marina, Ontario

22. Grand Bend Beach, Ontario

23. Grand Bend Marina, Ontario

24. Port Franks Marina, Ontario

25. Canatara Park Beach, Ontario

26. City of Barrie Marina, Ontario

27. Wasaga Beach, Area 1, Ontario

28. Moonlight Beach, Ontario

29. Bell Park Beach, Ontario

30. Spruce Beach, Ontario

31. Spine Beach, Ontario

32. Tall Pines Marina, Ontario