Report of June 28, 2013 NVCA Board Meeting By Sandy Agnew, AWARE Simcoe News Network July 5 2013The reason that conservation authorities exist today is that, in the 1940s, the government of Ontario realized that building in the flood plain always results in homes and businesses getting flooded and pe...

NVCA 2013-2017 STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE PRESENTED AT THE AUGUST 30/13MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSReport of June 28 NVCA meetingThe Board of Directors received the Draft five-year Strategic Plan which wasdeveloped based on input from NVCA board members and stakeholders. TheStrategic Plan Committee wa...

By Emily Innes, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin June 7, 2013A citizen’s group has inspired the federal NDP caucus to launch a campaign to restore protection of the Nottawasaga River.In April, the NDP began trying to reverse changes to the Navigable Waters Protections Act by starting with the Canadian...

By The Canadian Press June 4, 2013 OTTAWA - The NDP is introducing another round of private member's bills aimed at restoring environmental protections to lakes and rivers.A first batch of bills introduced in April dealt with protections to what are known as Heritage Rivers, but the second group deal...

NewTecumseth Free Press April 29, 2013 Last week New Tecumseth councillors reportedly accepted Joan Sutherland's resignation as one of two local representatives on the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), in camera, and behind closed doors determined Ward 6 councillor Richard Norcross wo...

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority release – Mar. 22, 2013Conservation Authorities in Ontario first piloted watershed health "report cards" more than 10 years ago, to ensure watershed health conditions were communicated clearly to the public. The NVCA produced its first report cards in 2007 an...

News release from NVCA March 20 2012 A pilot project to determine the best way to manage limited water supplies during a drought has been undertaken by the Innisfil Creek Water Users Association (ICWUA) in partnership with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA)."Drought has serious impa...

By Emily Innes, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin March 7, 2013 A citizen’s group says the government’s new Navigation Protection Act muddies the waters for navigation on the Nottawasaga River.AWARE Simcoe, a group that advocates on environmental and municipal issues in Simcoe County, posted a petition...