Grand River Conservation Foundation grants are now available Applications are now being accepted from community groups and schools for Community Conservation Grants given out by the Grand River Conservation Foundation and the Grand River Conservation Authority. Each year grants of up to $1,000 are awarded to qualified groups (must be a registered charity), or [...]
Grand River Watershed Water Forum in Cambridge on Friday, Sept. 17. Ken Kirkby, a noted Canadian painter, businessman and conservationist, is the keynote speaker at Grand River Watershed Water Forum in Cambridge on Friday, Sept. 17. Kirkby lives in B.C. and has repeatedly achieved what he has been told cannot be done. One of those [...]
Discover some great fishing on the Grand River this year. The GRCA has just released a vastly updated version of its popular Fishing Grand River Country book. Essentially an entirely new book, it was researched and written by noted angler Stephen May on behalf of the GRCA, and published by James Lorimer and Co. Ltd. [...]
‘Take a Kid Fishing Day’ May 8 at Belwood Lake Conservation Area Junior anglers can learn from the pros at the Shimano Take a Kid Fishing Day at Belwood Lake Conservation Area near Fergus on Saturday, May 8. The event is free for registered participants, although they will have to pay park entry fees, which [...]
The Community Stream Steward Program (C.S.S.P.) has secured funding from federal and provincial government agencies as well as private sources, for numerous stream restoration projects within its catchment area. Hosted by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.), the C.S.S.P. educates and engages individuals and groups to act as stewards in restoring community streams, [...]
 Most Grand River Conservation Authority Parks will open for the season on Friday, May 1 at noon.The GRCA operates 12 conservation areas, eight of which offer camping, with about 2,500 camping sites.Opening on May 1 will be Byng Island (Dunnville), Brant (Brantford), Pinehurst (Paris), Laurel Creek (Waterloo), Conestogo (Drayton), Guelph Lake, Elora Gorge and Luther [...]