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Blue-green algae now in five lakes in Halifax area

Blue-green algae now in five lakes in Halifax area

A jump in the lake is just the thing on a hot, summer day – but maybe not in some areas of these five lakes. The province is warning that blue-green algae has been spotted in five Halifax-area lakes and another three throughout Nova Scotia. “This year we haven’t had any reports of anyone becoming sick or any dogs being harmed by blue-green algae,” said Elizabeth Kennedy, the director of the water branch for Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change.