All of Ottawa's beaches will be safety audited next week. It comes after a series of drownings at Britannia Beach over the past four years, the most recent being in June. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...