Tuesday was a beautiful day along Kincardine’s shoreline, but a closer look shows dangerous swimming conditions that most people are oblivious to.
“It’s not a constant danger, it’s dynamic. And because it’s dynamic, it’s not always present, which makes it a complicated thing to protect people against,” said Meagan Fair, a resident pushing for increased safety along Kincardine’s shoreline.
The Municipality of Kincardine is trying to walk a fine line when it comes to safety at their beach and the danger presented by rip currents that are prevalent along a section of Station Beach.
They still want summer tourism, but they have gone so far as to actively discourage people from using the north and south pier and a large section of public beach near the south pier where those rip currents can occur.
“We no longer groom that portion of the beach. We’ve taken out areas of seating where …