Alberta Health Services has issued a warning for blue-green algae in Pigeon Lake and Haunted Lake.
 

Residents living near the shores of this lake, as well as visitors to this lake, are advised to take the following precautions: 

  • Avoid all contact with blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible. 
  • Do not swim or wade, or allow your pets to swim or wade in any areas where blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) is visible. 
  • Do not feed whole fish or fish trimmings from this lake to your pets. 
  • Consider limiting human consumption of whole fish and fish trimmings from this lake, as it is known that fish may store toxins in their liver. (People can safely consume fish fillets from this lake)

Blue-green algae is naturally occurring, and often becomes visible when weather conditions are calm. Appearing like scum, grass clippings, fuzz or globs on the surface of water, blue-green algae can be blue-green, greenish-brown, brown, and/or pinkish-red, and often smell musty or grassy. 
 

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