Make an informed choice when visiting a public beach this summer: Nesathurai

People looking to enjoy Chatham-Kent’s public beaches should ask some questions before wading in the water. Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, the municipality’s medical officer of health, gave a presentation at Monday’s board of health meeting, where he said the monthly testing of beach water only provides a snapshot of the time when the water samples were collected. The public health unit sends the samples in for testing for a bacteria called E. coli, but other bacteria and parasites c