Starting next week, all of Ottawa's beaches will undergo a comprehensive safety audit by the Lifesaving Society to identify possible risks they may pose toward residents. Britannia Beach, Mooney's Bay ...

Heading to the beach? You’re in luck — Ottawa’s public beaches are safe for swimming as of July 02 at 5 p.m. Here’s the latest beach water quality report from Ottawa Public Health: Britannia Beach ...

A scene along the Ottawa River near Westboro. A man drowned in the river this week; his son was taken to hospital. (Credit: Tony Caldwell) The drowning death of a man near Westboro Beach on Wednesday ...

PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Drivers and soon-to-be beachgoers may notice a change on Ottawa Beach Road near Holland this week as Ottawa County tries out a road diet. The new lane configuration put ...

Laura Reinsborough, CEO of Ottawa Riverkeeper, on the bank of the Ottawa River at the NCC River House. (Credit: Ashley Fraser) As the swim season winds to a close, Ottawa Riverkeeper is urging more ...

The drowning death of a nine-year-old boy at Britannia Beach on June 3 has put the spotlight on the lifeguard situation at Ottawa’s beaches. Postmedia reached out to the city for answers to pressing ...

Walk around Dutchie’s Hole Park in Sandy Hill and it won’t be immediately clear to you who this Dutchie is and where you can find his titular hole. The hole, it turns out, is a swimming hole — more ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — If you’ve been out to any West Michigan beaches yet this year, you may have noticed that there’s a little bit more of them to enjoy, and experts say it should stay that way ...

Heading to the beach? You’re in luck — Ottawa’s public beaches are safe for swimming as of July 21 at 3 p.m. Here’s the latest beach water quality report from Ottawa Public Health: Britannia Beach ...