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Winter Safety Statement: Exercise Caution Near All Waterways

Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) reminds residents of dangers that can exist around waterways during winter runoff conditions and that individuals should exercise caution and keep family and pets at a safe distance from the water’s edge. Flood Potential: Low With an El-Nino event occasionally interrupted by a polar vortex, we can expect to experience…

Aerial photo of the Lake Ontario Shoreline

Notice of Public Information Centre: Durham Floodplain Mapping Update Study

Durham Region and the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) are working together to update floodplain mapping for several areas within the Municipality of Clarington. These areas include Lovekin, Bouchette Point and Port Granby Creeks, as well as the northwest portion of the Ganaraska River

Timber waits to be removed from the Ganaraska Forest

Timber Harvest Season Is Upon Us in the Ganaraska Forest Once Again

Each year, the GRCA completes the scheduled, selective thinning of Red Pine plantations in the Forest. This thinning facilitates the growth of native tree species, like Red Oak, White Pine and Sugar Maple, all of which were part of the initial landscape restoration plans when the Forest was planted over 80 years ago. Without these plantations and their routine thinnings, restoration of our native forest cover would take many lifetimes to complete.

View from the ground of the tree canopy on a sunny day

Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority Annual General Meeting 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 17, 2023 (Port Hope, ON) – The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) held their Annual General Meeting via a hybrid, in-person / virtual meeting on Thursday, February 16th . Mark Lovshin, Hamilton Township, was re-elected Chair of the GRCA, while Vicki Mink, Municipality of Port Hope, was elected Vice Chair. The…

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