The health unit has issued a warning to residents and visitors to both Tay and Georgian Bay Townships about the presence of blue-green algae in some local waterways.
It says the algae has been found on the southeast shoreline of Georgian Bay (Ruta Road area) as well as both the southwest and southeast shorelines of LittleLake (Bonneville Road and Port Severn Road area).
The health unit says you shouldn’t eat fish caught in water where blue-green algae blooms occur, let your pets drink from it or swim in it.
Blooms may make the water look bluish-green, or like green pea soup or turquoise paint.
Symptoms from consuming toxins from a blue-green algae bloom can include headaches, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and can be more serious if water is swallowed in large quantities.
1/3 Residents and visitors to @gbtownship and @TayTownship are being cautioned about the presence of blue-green algae impacting parts of their shoreline. Blooms may make the water look bluish-green, or like green pea soup or turquoise paint. pic.twitter.com/28INSSLCab
— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) July 29, 2021
2/3 Please:
❌Do not use the lake water for the preparation of infant formula
❌Do not allow pets or livestock to drink or swim in the water where an algae bloom is visible
✅Be cautious about eating fish caught in water where blue-green algae blooms occur— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) July 29, 2021
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❌Do not use herbicides, copper sulphate or other algaecides that may break open algae cells and release toxins into the water
❌Avoid swimming and other water sport activities where an algae bloom is visible
Full details on our website https://t.co/n5KmJjjdee— SMDHU (@SMDhealthunit) July 29, 2021