UTRCA Helps Plan Mock Flood Events for London and St. Marys Emergency Training Exercises (UTRCA weekly, January 6, 2023)  In November 2022, the City of London and the Town of St. Marys held their Mandatory Training Exercises under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.    For this annual exercise, emergency service providers within each municipality convened to review a mock emergency scenario [...]

Celebrate the Holidays by getting outside (UTRCA weekly, December 23, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) wishes everyone a happy and healthy holiday season. Visiting a UTRCA property is a great way to stay active and connect with nature during this time and there are many locations to visit throughout the watershed. Fanshawe (London), Pittock (Woodstock), and Wildwood (St. [...]

Treed Buffer Planted on Pittock Conservation Area’s South Shore (UTRCA weekly, December 16, 2022) Pittock Reservoir’s south shore has a new treed buffer, planted by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) staff and school students over the past four years. The buffer is approximately 50 metre wide and 600 m long, and flanks Pittock’s South Shore Trail and the Lampman-Lock Drain on [...]

UTRCA responds to Bill 23 but it’s business as usual, for now (UTRCA weekly, December 9, 2022) In late November, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) Board of Directors sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford outlining its concerns regarding Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act. The letter states that, “Conservation Authorities want to do their part to help the [...]

Library Project a Success again this year (UTRCA weekly, November 25, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) partnered with area libraries again this year to give library patrons the opportunity to visit our Conservation Areas. The UTRCA provided 2022 Season Vehicle passes to the Childreach Lending Library, London Public Library, North Perth Library, Perth East Library, St. Marys Public Library, [...]

Community Plantings to end the year (UTRCA weekly, November 18, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) has wrapped up a busy year of community plantings, adding trees and plants to two more sites this October. The UTRCA was pleased to work with Oneida Nation of the Thames and TD Tree Days on October 7. A total of 250 new trees [...]