Heading into the weekend, two public beaches in North Durham been posted as unsafe for swimming by the Durham Region Health Department.

The south beach in Beaverton and Kinsmen Beach in Scugog have both been flagged.

Beaches are posted as unsafe for swimming when elevated levels of E. coli exceed the provincial standard of 200 E. coli per 100 ml of water.

Whitby Beach has also been posted by the health department.