English Bay, Jericho, and Sunset beaches remain closed until further testing due to high levels of E. coli bacteria.
The health authority released an advisory Saturday announcing unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria in the beach waters.
Trout Lake and Bowen Island’s Snug Cove have had warnings in effect since July 19 and June 20, respectively.
Dr. James Lu with Vancouver Coastal Health says his team works with Metro Vancouver which samples water quality for municipalities at regional district beaches every week.
The three beaches had certain samples with extremely elevated bacterial content.
“We asked Metro Vancouver to sample on
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