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Board Meetings

Board of Directors (General Membership)

A 26-member Board of Directors, also known as the General Membership, oversees the operation of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). The board approves policies, programs and budgets. Board members are appointed by municipal councils of participating municipalities, generally after municipal elections. Smaller municipalities may share one representative, while larger municipalities may have one representative or more. Municipalities may appoint elected officials or make citizen appointments, though it is required that 70 per cent of a municipality’s appointees are elected officials.

Provincial Order in Council (108KB PDF) designates the number of members a municipality, or group of municipalities, may appoint. (Note: The Order in Council is not an accessible PDF. Please email our office should you require an alternate format.)

Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks notification letter (95KB PDF) is provided in accordance with the Conservation Authorities Act.

Board meeting calendar (includes agendas, reports and minutes)

The board agendas, reports and minutes for General Membership and Source Protection Authority meetings are available on our Board Meeting Calendar

Please note that we make every effort to ensure the information in our agenda packages is accessible to people with disabilities, but some documents may not be accessible due to their complexity. Please contact us if you require information or a document in an alternate format.

Delegations

Members of the public can address the board at any public board meeting by registering in advance as a delegation or by submitting formal correspondence by email or letter. We encourage you to first contact staff to address your concerns, as some matters do not require board discussion. Contact us to by email or phone to be directed to appropriate staff. If it is determined that registering as a delegation is preferred, please complete our request form.

Correspondence should be respectfully addressed to the Chair of the Board or the Board of Directors and forwarded by sending an email to the Executive Assistant or sending by post to our Administration Centre.

Watch Live Board Meetings via Webcast

The GRCA board meets monthly, usually on the fourth Friday of the month beginning at 9:30 a.m. Board meetings are open to the public unless otherwise stated and are held in a hybrid format which allows for both virtual and in-person attendance. The meetings will be streamed live via YouTube until further notice. Members of the public are encouraged to watch the meetings using the live-stream, but may attend in person if preferred.

Contact Us

Grand River Conservation Authority
400 Clyde Road, PO Box 729
Cambridge, ON
N1R 5W6
Phone: 519-621-2761
Toll Free: 1-866-900-4722
grca@grandriver.ca