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Green Flag Flies at Petrie Island Beaches

Josh Pringle, CFRA - Wednesday, August 05, 2009

The no-swim advisory has been lifted for the two beaches at Petrie Island.

The Medical Officer of Health ordered the Red Flags to fly at the east-end beaches over the Civic Holiday weekend after a sewage spill on Friday.

A steel plate blocked the Keefer Street regulator last Friday, allowing an estimated eight million litres of untreated raw sewage to flow into the Ottawa River.

Health officials had ordered people to avoid body contact with the water until further tests were completed.

On Tuesday, health officials said tests results showed low E.coli concentrations in the water.

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