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Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) crews are completing the annual fall removal of its safety booms and buoys over the coming days. The booms and buoys are installed each spring upstream of GRCA dams to alert paddlers, anglers and boaters to stay away from the dams. 

The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is preparing for a maintenance project on the Shand Dam, which will run from November 2024 to February 2025.

The suspected presence of blue-green algae has been observed at Snyder’s Flats.

The public is invited to celebrate the Grand River and the entire watershed at the free River Heritage Festival, which will feature nearly 20 exhibitions and demonstrations designed for people of all ages.

The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is inviting all municipal partners, interest holders and members of the public to provide feedback on its draft Conservation Areas Strategy.

Hot summer days are great for spending time outdoors, but also create the perfect conditions for algae to grow and bloom in large bodies of water like the Grand River Conservation Authority’s (GRCA) Belwood, Conestogo, Guelph, and Woolwich reservoirs.

The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is required to submit an implementation report for Water Management Plans (WMP) every five years as part of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) requirements under the Maintaining Water Management Plans Technical Bulletin. The GRCA has three dams that require WMP’s – Shand Dam, Guelph Dam and Conestogo Dam. Recent Implementation reports were completed for Shand Dam in 2022 and Conestogo Dam in 2023. The previous implementation report for Guelph Dam was completed in 2019, with the current report approved by MNR on August 8, 2024.

The GRCF is offering three scholarships in 2024 for post-secondary students enrolled in an environmental field of study.

The popular Elora Quarry Conservation Area will be open for day use beginning June, 22, 2024.

The online ticket system offering tickets to the site is now open to both Conservation Area membership holders and the general public.

Post-secondary students who are planning a career in an environmental field may be eligible to apply for one of two scholarships offered by the Grand River Conservation Foundation (GRCF).