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22 beaches and 10 marinas were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Canada award this year.
Credit: Matthew Hewitson/Tourism NB
Blue Flag is an international award given to beaches and marinas that meet high environmental, safety, and cleanliness standards.
The Blue Flag program in Canada is administered by Swim Drink Fish and is one of 47 National Operators in the Blue Flag International network.
To be certified, “A Blue Flag beach must have at least one sampling point, which must be located where the concentration of bathers is highest. In addition, where there are potential sources of pollution, e.g. near streams, rivers or other inlets, stormwater outlets, etc. additional sampling points must be established at these sites to provide evidence that such inflows do not affect bathing water quality. The beach must comply with the Blue Flag requirements for the microbiological parameter Escherichia coli (fecal coli bacteria) and intestinal enterococci (streptococci).”
Out of 32 beaches and marinas, 25 are in Ontario, 3 each in Quebec and New Brunswick and 1 in Nova Scotia.
Cleanest Beaches and Marianas in Canada in 2022
(Numbered from East to West)
- Halifax Waterfront Marina, Nova Scotia
- Aboiteau Beach, New Brunswick
- Parlee Beach (Provincial Park), New Brunswick
- Shediac Bay Yacht Club, New Brunswick
- Plage de l’Est, Quebec
- Plage de l’Ouest, Quebec
- Plage des Cantons, Quebec
- Loyalist Cove Marina, Ontario
- Trent Port Marina, Ontario
- Bluffer’s Beach, Ontario
- Kew-Balmy Beach, Ontario
- Woodbine Beach, Ontario
- Cherry Beach, Ontario
- Hanlan’s Point, Ontario
- Ward’s Island Beach, Ontario
- Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Ontario
- Centre Island Beach, Ontario
- Gibraltar Point, Ontario
- Port Burwell Municipal East Beach, Ontario
- Port Stanley Main Beach, Ontario
- Bluewater Marina, Ontario
- Grand Bend Beach, Ontario
- Grand Bend Marina, Ontario
- Port Franks Marina, Ontario
- Canatara Park Beach, Ontario
- City of Barrie Marina, Ontario
- Wasaga Beach, Area 1, Ontario
- Moonlight Beach, Ontario
- Bell Park Beach, Ontario
- Spruce Beach, Ontario
- Spine Beach, Ontario
- Tall Pines Marina, Ontario
