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Swimming advisory lifted on Okanagan’s Wood Lake

No signs of algae bloom or toxins in two consecutive weeks of testing
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Wood Lake is once again safe to swim in as of July 16 following an algal bloom discovered April 21 which produced toxins. (District of Lake Country photo)

Beach-goers can safely make a splash into Wood Lake.

Interior Health has lifted a beach advisory for the lake after no signs of an algae bloom were visible and two consecutive weekly samples have not contained toxins.

READ MORE: ‘Wood Lake looks seriously unwell’: Lake Country residents

The bloom was first spotted in April, and since then residents have been advised not to swim in the lake.

READ MORE: Algal bloom found on Lake Country’s Wood Lake


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Jennifer Smith

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Vernon has always been my home, and I've been working at The Morning Star since 2004.
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