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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Interior Health has issued a health warning for blue-green algae blooms on three lakes west of the Okanagan. The health advisory says blooms are present on Nicola, Douglas and Chapperon lakes, and that users face a risk of exposure to cyanobacterial toxin. …

A lake can seem beautiful and harmless from a distance, but on the surface of the water could lie dangerous blue-green algae. Also known as cyanobacteria, algae can look like grass clippings floating around the water, or even spilled paint. But it’s the toxins inside algae that pose a threat …