Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound posted unsafe for swimming (on behalf of Grey Bruce Public Health) August 2025

Grey Bruce Public Health, in session with the City of Owen Sound, has posted Kelso Beach at Nawash Park as unsafe for swimming after water-sampling outcomes confirmed bacterial ranges exceeding Ontario Ministry of Health requirements. 

The seashore posting will stay in impact till additional samples present ranges have returned to throughout the acceptable vary for swimming/bathing. 

“While we understand that this posting will be an inconvenience to some, we respectfully ask that residents and visitors respect this swim advisory as people are at an increased risk of getting sick or an infection when bacterial levels in beach water exceed Ontario guidelines” says Senior Public Health Manager Andrew Barton.

GBPH took water samples from the seashore Tuesday August 5 and acquired the outcomes on Wednesday August 6. Further pattern outcomes shall be reported on as quickly as they’re acquired. GBPH frequently checks the water at high-use seashores in Grey-Bruce for E. coli ranges. This posting doesn’t impression different seashore areas. 

Residents and guests ought to chorus from swimming or enjoying within the seashore water at Kelso Beach or letting pets drink or play within the water till the unsafe for swimming advisory is lifted. Water with bacterial ranges above provincial requirements for bathing can enhance the danger of pores and skin, eye, ear, nostril, and throat infections or gastrointestinal sickness. 

For extra info or to attach with the Medical Officer of Health or this system supervisor, please contact:

Denis Langlois, Communications Co-ordinator,
Grey Bruce Public Health, 519-376-9420 or 1-800-263-3456 ext. 1105

Communications@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca