Vancouver residents asked to keep out of Trout Lake due to high coliform levels

On a weekend whenVancouverites are visiting the city's outdoor pools, which have now opened for the season, they are also being asked to stay out of Trout Lake.

The land-locked body of water currently exceeds safe levels of E.coli bacteria. The latest tests from May 19show 225 E.coli bacteria per100 mlwater.

"A level of 200 is the standard for what is termed 'primary contact recreational activities'like swimming, surfing or waterskiing," wrote Ann Gibbon with Providence Health in an emailto CBC News.

Residents with children playing on the beach Sunday saidthey were observing closure signs while adding that even if they do let their kids swim in the water when it is open, they make sure to bathe them afterwards.