Swimming at Britannia Beach 'not recommended' for high E-coli levels

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Ottawa Public Health is not recommending swimmers take a dip at Britannia Beach on Sunday because of high levels of E-coli in the water.

for City of Ottawa beaches says E-coli levels for Britannia sit at 225 per 100 milliliters of water, exceeding Ontario's water quality standards.

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