Crysler Boat Launch is Closed

🚫 NOTICE: BOAT LAUNCH CLOSURE IN CRYSLER - SOUTH NATION RIVER 🚨

The Crysler Boat Launch is closed until further notice due to an abundance of harmful Blue-Green Algae. 

Blue-Green Algae is present along the South Nation River between Cass Bridge, Chesterville and Crysler: exercise extreme caution and avoid contact with the water.

Please consider accessing the South Nation River in Casselman, St. Albert or Plantagenet as an alternative.
 

🌊 Blooms are linked to low water conditions that have reduced river flows. Blue-green algae are naturally present in water and may produce toxins harmful to people, pets, and livestock.

If you spot a bloom or live nearby, take precautions:

✔️ 🔬 Assume toxins are present—you can’t tell by looking

✔️ 🚫🏊 Avoid swimming, bathing, or direct contact with the water

✔️ 🚱 Do not drink the water

✔️ 🐶🚫 Keep pets and livestock away

✔️ 🚿 Wash thoroughly with clean water and soap if contact occurs; rinse pets immediately

✔️ 🏥 Seek medical attention if symptoms appear (skin irritation, nausea, stomach pain, difficulty breathing)

✔️ ☎️ Report sightings to the Ministry of the Environment: 1-866-663-8477

Additional notes:

🎣 Fish fillets are generally safe to eat (toxins may concentrate in fish organs), but should be avoided during algae blooms.

🌱 Residents can help reduce blooms long-term by limiting fertilizer use and maintaining septic systems to reduce nutrient runoff into waterways—everyone has a role to play in keeping our rivers healthy.

👀 Blooms may look like paint streaks, scum, or pea soup, often 🟩 green, 🟦 blue, turquoise, or olive in colour, and may give off unpleasant odours.

📊 Monitoring will continue, and conditions should improve after sustained rainfall restores river flows.

📖 Learn more: www.ontario.ca/page/blue-green-algae