Turns out is doing well enough to support decent aquatic life including the rare Olympia Oysters. In fact the Gorge Waterway has no closures I can find for shellfish, crab or fish. The Victoria harbour has a limit - from DFO:
Dioxin contamination - Victoria Harbour
Consumption of crab hepatopancreas harvested in those waters of Victoria Harbour north of a line from Macaulay Point to the navigation light at the western end of the Ogden Point breakwater to a line from Chapman Point southwesterly to the opposite shore should not exceed 135 g/week.
Fishing is something you can see a lot of off of the Craigflower bridge.
The Gorge may have been a problem in the past, but that is no longer the case. The Victoria Harbour still has issues, but the harbour area and the Gorge Waterway are not the same place.
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I think the perception and the reality are out of alignment on this issue. It is probably safe to swim in the Gorge but it is not perceived to be safe by the population.
There may also be something of a cultural shift around swimming in the ocean versus pools and lakes.
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