Environmental Health - Public Bathing Beach Testing Program - Peel Public Health

Beaches are tested from July 26 to August 3. Peel Health staff sample and inspect weekly the following five public bathing beaches in the Region of Peel.

Beaches that have passed inspection are indicated by
Beaches that have NOT PASSED inspection are indicated by ( unsafe for swimming )

LOCATION / BEACH	STATUS

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Professor's Lake Recreation Centre

C a l e d o n

Caledon Teen Ranch


M i s s i s s a u g a

Jack Darling Park

Richard’s Memorial Park

Lakefront Promenade Park

New Signs
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Sample and Inspect Weekly

The beaches are sampled on a weekly basis during the summer months for levels of indicator bacteria. In high numbers bacteria can cause illness in bathers. When the level of bacteria may be high enough to cause illness, Peel Health staff will post a sign at the beach which reads, "These waters are contaminated and unfit for bathing."
The reasons for a beach being contaminated with bacteria could be many, including one or more of the following: seasonal surface run-off into lakes and rivers, rainfall events, warmer water temperatures in the summer, the number of bathers, other sources of contamination.
The status of each beach is updated on this website following receipt of the weekly sample results.

Professors Lake Recreation Centre

Professors Lake, located north of North Park Drive, W of Torbram Road in Brampton, is a manmade lake (once a gravel quarry). It has a large area with deep and shallow points for swimming. The facility has a water slide and has lifeguards on duty.

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Professors Lake was originally a sand and gravel pit that over the years provided the Toronto area with 20 million tonnes of gravel.
Professors Lake complex is 65 acres, the spring fed lake is used for non motorized boating, swimming and even triathlons. There is a beach, water slide, volleyball, tennis a walking path and ice skating in the winter.
In the summer, Professors Lake opens the boathouse, picnic areas and food concession stands.

Caledon Teen Ranch

Caledon Teen Ranch is a private sports and recreational camp. It is a spring fed pond located within the Teen Ranch property and is used as the swimming area for camp patrons only.

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Teen Ranch is a beautiful private Christian camp that hosts many different activities. Kids can swim, ride horses and play hockey.
Peel Health tests the swimming area but the pond is not open to the public.

Jack Darling Park

Jack Darling park is located south of Lakeshore Road between Mississauga Road and Southdown Road in Mississauga. The park is Lake Ontario beach front and also offers picnic areas and trails. There are no lifeguards on duty here.

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Jack Darling Park is a spacious beach front area that offers more than just swimming. There are bicycle paths, a wind surfing launch pad, tennis courts, a splash pad, and a foot path that leads to the Rattray Marsh.

Richards Memorial Park

Richards Memorial Park is located south of Lakeshore Road, east of Lorne Park Estates in Mississauga. It is Lake Ontario lake front with 170m of beach. Richards also offers trails and picnic areas. There are no lifeguards on the beach.

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Richards Memorial Park is a stretch of Lake Ontario Beach front that has sandy beach areas as well as picnic areas with barbecues.
The park also contains a water front trail, a rock garden, a children's playground.

Lakefront Promenade Park

Lakefront Promenade is located off Lakeshore Road East, east of Cawthra Road in Mississauga. The swimming area is inland but fed by Lake Ontario.

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Lakefront Promenade Park is a large and beautiful stretch of Lake Ontario water front. There is a playground and Splash Pad, a marina, Wetlands, an extensive boardwalk and patio and grill. The swimming area is sheltered from Lake Ontario and is large in comparison to the other Lake front beaches.

New Signs

Peel Health introduced two new beach signs in 2006. The NOTICE sign warns swimmers that for 48 hours following a heavy rain fall, the water may contain bacteria.
The WARNING sign warns swimmers of dangerous levels of bacteria found during testing which makes the water unsafe for swimming.
The water at the five beaches is tested weekly by health inspectors, from June to September.

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For further information on Environmental Health call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700.