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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 presence of blue-green algae has been observed at the Belwood Lake, Conestogo Lake, Guelph Lake and Woolwich reservoirs.

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.

Dufferin County has renewed their commitment to the Rural Water Quality Program (RWQP) for another five years. The Dufferin RWQP supports landowners who undertake on-the-ground projects to improve and protect water quality.

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.

Haldimand County and the County of Brant have renewed support for their respective Rural Water Quality Programs (RWQP) for five more years. Each program offers grants of between 50 to 100 per cent to landowners for projects that improve and protect water quality.