The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (June 10, 2024) – At a media event today, the Government of Ontario announced that the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is receiving $125,000 to restore and enhance eight wetlands in the Nottawasaga Watershed through the Wetlands Conservation Partner Program. Similar to the rest of Southern Ontario, approximately […]
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (May 7, 2024) – Property owners in the Nottawasaga Watershed are urged to apply early for permits from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) to avoid unexpected delays. Property owners may need to get a permit from NVCA to do projects on or near a watercourse, river, stream,
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Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (April 30, 2024) – Today, NVCA’s Board of Directors sent a letter to the Province of Ontario to call on the province to not phase out free well-water testing for private wells. Ontarians who get their drinking water from municipal sources are protected by the Clean Water Act
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Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (April 11, 2024) – Landowners are invited to apply for the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s (NVCA) 2025 tree planting grants before next winter. “As Spring is approaching, many landowners are looking to plant their forests this year,” said Rick Grillmayer, Manager of Forestry at NVCA. “However, planting forests
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As of April 1, 2024, NVCA will follow a new regulation under the Conservation Authorities Act to review permit applications. The current regulation, Regulation of Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses (O. Reg. 172/06) will be replaced with Prohibited Activities, Exemptions and Permits (O. Reg. 41/24). NVCA will continue to be
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Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (March 4, 2024) – The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and the Town of Collingwood will continue maintenance activities on the Pretty River Dike throughout March 2024. The removal of small woody material such as smaller trees and large shrubs will continue in Section 4, from Hume Street
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Members of the public are invited to review and comment on the draft Upper Mad River Flood Hazard Study.
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is a public agency dedicated to the preservation of a healthy environment through specialized programs to protect, conserve and enhance our water, wetlands, forests and lands.
Gail Little and Jonathan Scott continue to lead NVCA Board of Directors Read More »
Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UTOPIA, Ontario (October 3, 2023) – The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is searching for landowners looking to plant trees in the spring of 2024. Each year, NVCA’s forestry program plants around 100,000 trees for property owners in the Nottawasaga Watershed who want to convert their land into forests. Planting
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In the NVCA September 2023 Board Meeting, NVCA’s Board of Directors staff to distribute the 2024 Draft Budget and Program Overview to municipalities for consultation. The 2024 budget represents a transition to a new budgetary framework for NVCA. Through the Province of Ontario, NVCA’s program areas are separated into three categories: Category 1: Mandatory programs and services,
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