In light of a recent near tragedy at a non-supervised beach on Prince Edward Island, Tourism PEI would like to remind anyone thinking about cooling off by taking a swim off our shores that there are eight supervised Provincial Park beaches that should be your first choice.
While many are under the impression that Blooming Point and other public access beach areas are under the mandate of our Provincial Parks, only those listed in the tourism literature and advertised by signage provide services through the Provincial Parks system. There are many areas across PEI where Islanders and visitors can make their way to a swimming site, but unless you are at a supervised area, you are in danger of any number of problems once you enter the water.
“We do not want to see any further mishaps on Prince Edward Island and urge anyone thinking about entering the water to use the supervised areas,” noted Minister of Tourism, Philip Brown. “The only way you can ensure the safety of yourself and others is to use an area that is clearly marked as supervised and provides current information about water conditions. We do provide this service at all of our supervised provincial park beaches, which are clearly marked in our Visitors Guide and our provincial map.”
Supervised Provincial Park beaches are: Jacques Cartier, Cedar Dunes, Chelton Beach, Cabot Park, Basin Head, Red Point, Panmure Island and Northumberland Provincial Park.