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Originally Posted by Sliver
I can't speak for all of the lakes, but LB is filled with city water, so the water is very fresh. The property in general is maintained to a much higher standard than a typical public beach. The sand is groomed regularly, there are a lot of flowers, trees, bushes, etc. There are also rules that help keep the facility nice and clean (e.g. no dogs allowed so you don't have to worry about stepping in mess, no glass bottles so there is never broken glass, etc.).
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I don't really know about that. According to this post by troutman...
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Originally Posted by troutman
Lakes dirtier than pools, but still safe
Swimmers at even the dirtiest city pools are exposed to far fewer disease-causing bacteria than beach-bathers at Calgary's nine private lakes, show tests commissioned by the Herald.
http://www.canada.com/story_print.ht...4ec96&sponsor=
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...Lake Bonivista is the 2nd "crappiest" lake in the city.
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TESTING THE WATERS
Fecal coliform counts from samples collected by lake managers between July 19 and July 23, and submitted to the Calgary Health Region. The figures represent the number of colony-forming units per 100 millilitres of water. Lakes are allowed to have counts of 200 colony-forming units per 100 millilitres. Two back-to-back tests of 400 prompt closure.
Auburn Bay less than 10
Lake Sundance less than 10
Lake Bonaventure less than 10
McKenzie Lake 10
Coral Springs less than 10
Lake Midnapore less than 10
Arbour Lake less than 10
Lake Bonavista 20
Lake Chaparral 40
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