Local beaches part of Toronto's restart plan

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Toronto is launching programs called SwimTO and CampTO to ensure people can still enjoy the summer during the pandemic.

The quick-start program will expedite the opening of the city’s beaches, outdoor pools, wading pools and splash pads. City staff are preparing now so that outdoor aquatic amenities can be opened when Toronto enters Stage 2, to help people cool down during hot summer temperatures.

As part of the SwimTO plan, lifeguards will return to six of Toronto’s swimming beaches on Monday, June 22. Lifeguards will supervise each location daily from 11:30 a.m. -6:30 p.m. The city will provide lifeguard supervision on swimming beaches coupled with comprehensive crowd management. Beach water quality testing and analysis will be completed by Toronto Public Health to ensure people can swim safely at Toronto beaches.

The six swimming beaches opening on June 22 are:

  • Bluffer’s Park Beach (Blue Flag)

  • Cherry/Clarke Beach (Blue Flag)

  • Kew-Balmy Beach (Blue Flag)

  • Marie Curtis Park East Beach

  • Sunnyside Beach

  • Woodbine Beach (Blue Flag)

The four Toronto Island Park beaches will open for swimming on July 1. Rouge Valley Beach is currently inaccessible, and a supervised swim program will not operate there.

Right now, outdoor pools, wading pools and splash pads remain closed due to provincial orders and public health recommendations. City staff are preparing now so that we can act quickly to open outdoor aquatic amenities following the amendment of the Province’s orders and Toronto’s participation in Ontario’s Stage 2 reopening.