By Staff
November 1st, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
Gayle Kabbash sent along pictures she took during her morning walk along the western end of the Beach saying that: “Beautiful walk on our amazing beach this morning! We are lucky to have this in our community. My only concern is the sludge that gets pushed in at this time of the year. Is this a natural thing or due to people messing with our environment? I’ve never seen this in smaller lakes?? Question for BurlingtonGreen Environmental Association.
Peace and quiet.
Does anyone know what is creating the sludge the Gayle saw on the Beach this morning?
Not sure that BurlingtonGreen has an answer. The Region monitors the quality of the water and posts notices when it is not safe to swim. We will see what we can learn from them.
I’ve been wondering about this for years. The state of the water’s edge at Burlington’s beach can vary widely from day to day and section to section. Some days the water is perfectly clear and other days there is a substantial rim of smelly, disgusting sludge-like material. Sometimes the sludge accumulates only in certain areas, other times it covers the entire length of the water’s edge from the park to the bridge. I’ve never seen anything written about it. What is it, what causes it, and how can we get rid of it?
And while we’re on it, what happened to all the wonderful plans years ago to refurbish the pier by the lift bridge and reopen it to the public?