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SATURDAY August 6

0730 Looking for a good beach in Ontario? A good beach with good swimming? There's a website that shows you where it's SAFE to swim. It's called The Swim Guide and it's the work of a group called Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. Mark Mattson is president and co-founder. He talked with Mary Ito.
Listen audio (runs 9:47)
To get the goods on those safe-for-swimming beaches, check out the The Swim Guide website.
The audio for this item will be posted on the following Monday.

0800 She's a poet with a great serve. Priscila Uppal will be spending the next nine days as the official poet-in-residence at the Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament in Toronto. But it's not her first venture into the world of sporting rhymes. Priscila joined Mary to elaborate.
Listen audio (runs 11:11)
To stay on top of her tennis poetry during the tournament, check out
Priscila's website.
CBC Television will have live coverage of the final two days of the Rogers Cup on August 13 and 14.

0830 Cave Spring Cellars is celebrating. The Niagara winery is 25 years young. Co-founder and president Len Pennachetti told Mary about his family's long association with wine-making...and how that evolved into a much-acclaimed winery.
Listen audio (runs 11:40)
For more information about the winery, visit the Cave Spring website.

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