Cool Off in Dows Lake! NCC Opens New Swimming Spot in Ottawa

Cannonballs at Dow's Lake: Return of swimming marked at new recreational dock

The pilot project is part of an initiative aimed at making swimming in the summer what skating in the winter is for the capital region.

Cool off in Dows Lake! NCC opens new swimming spot in Ottawa

The National Capital Commission will dive into swimming at Dows Lake on Thursday with the opening of a new swimming spot at the recreational dock in the water at Commissioners Park in Ottawa on Thursday.

Swimming now allowed at new Dows Lake dock

Unsupervised swimming is now permitted in the lake in central Ottawa after tests showed the water consistently met health and safety standards, the National Capital Commission says.

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The NCC says extensive water testing has been done over the past year to ensure the water quality is safe. CEO Tobi Naussbaum and area MP Yasir Naqvi jumped in to give it a try. Grab your goggles and water wings, Ottawa: Swimming is now permitted from a recently installed dock at Dows Lake. New buoy lines marking off the deep-water swim area were unveiled Thursday, with a separate lane coming soon for swimmers “wishing to get their laps in,” th…