Swimming now allowed at new Dows Lake dock [Video]

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,” the National Capital Commission (NCC) said in a news release.

The accessible dock was installed on the lake early last month, along with Muskoka chairs, bike racks and native plants.

At that time, the NCC said it was waiting for the results of water quality testing to see if a pilot project allowing swimming would be possible.

On Thursday, they said testing carried out over the past year had shown the lake’s swimming area has “consistently” met or exceeded health …