Hot and sunny days are a call for you and family to enjoy the great beaches across Windsor-Essex County! Paying attention to the water quality can make sure you and your family stay healthy while splashing.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is issuing a precautionary notice to residents based on initial laboratory results of a blue-green algae bloom in the Ruscom River in the area of Trepanier Road and Lakeshore Road 129.

Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has ended the Extended Heat Warning.