{"id":16147,"date":"2020-08-17T19:25:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=16147"},"modified":"2020-08-17T19:25:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:25:26","slug":"nse-receives-reports-of-blue-green-algae-in-tucker-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=16147","title":{"rendered":"NSE receives reports of blue-green algae in Tucker Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BEAVER BANK:<\/strong> Nova Scotia Environment, in a post on their Facebook page, said they have received reports of a blue-green algae bloom on Tucker Lake in Beaver Bank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our staff have visited the site and visually inspected, and believe it is blue-green algae,&#8221; said the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue-green algae can make people and pets sick. Don&#8217;t drink the water, and we&#8217;re recommending people not swim in the water either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s more information available about blue-green algae here: <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/nse\/environmental-health\/blue-green-algae.asp?fbclid=IwAR1NOE1-xl3yGixAXgNmRbrtsikPF1dVFG2JyztLcVzSV1TfblHXAfIkxzY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/\u2026\/environmental-\u2026\/blue-green-algae.asp<\/a> .<br \/>Remember, once a bloom has appeared in a lake it&#8217;s more likely to reappear that season, so please keep an eye out before you swim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want an update on a lake that&#8217;s already had a reported blue-green algae bloom, please call your nearest local Environment office: <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/nse\/dept\/regional-office-locations.asp?fbclid=IwAR0tJmS2enmVN6qWs00P_fGjm230n5K5Nwl9i-_vJDqHBS-ZE6XMuoN1W6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/nse\/dept\/regional-office-locations.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEAVER BANK: Nova Scotia Environment, in a post on their Facebook page, said they have received reports of a blue-green algae bloom on Tucker Lake in Beaver Bank. &#8220;Our staff have visited the site and visually inspected, and believe it is blue-green algae,&#8221; said the post. Blue-green algae can make people and pets sick. Don&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[10,1340,1341],"class_list":["post-16147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-beaver-bank","tag-blue-green-algae","tag-tucker-lake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}