Swimmers told to stay out of the water at Ninette Beach due to high toxic algae levels
The province is warning Manitobans to avoid the water at Ninette Beach, on northern Pelican Lake, after high levels of toxic algae were discovered last week. The concentrations of microcystin — an algal toxin that can be harmful to the liver or nervous system if large amounts of water are swallowed — at the southwestern Manitoba beach were "well above the recreational water quality objective," according to Manitoba's latest weekly beach conditions report, which was issued Friday.