By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, August 11, 2015
Algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell foul have again formed on the
long and lovely Muskrat Lake near Cobden, northwest of Ottawa, and residents say
action is needed to stop the cause of the annual summer problem. “It’s almost
every year that the beaches are closed and there are huge algae blooms,” said
Brian Whitehead, who heads the science committee of a citizens’ group, the
Muskrat Watershed Council. via
Muskrat Lake residents seek help in fight against annual algae scourge |
Ottawa Citizen.