Snow Melt Continues: Stay Away from Watercourses (media release, March 18, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds the public to exercise extreme caution and stay away from all water bodies. Any remaining snow in the Upper Thames River watershed is currently [...]

Tree Power returns to Stratford! (media release, March 3, 2022) Festival Hydro, the City of Stratford Energy and Environment Advisory Committee, and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) have once again partnered to make native hardwood trees available and affordable for residents of [...]

Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles Need Your Help! (media release, March 1, 2022) Southern Ontario At Risk Reptiles (SOARR) is one of Canada's longest running and most successful reptile research and recovery programs. Initiated in 1994 to assess the status of the rapidly declining [...]

Conservation Authority Reminder: Stay Away from Watercourses (media release, February 22, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds the public to exercise extreme caution and stay away from all water bodies during the current spring melt. Any ice cover is weakened and [...]

Waterways and Ice Cover Hazardous due to Rain and Melting Snow The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds the public to exercise extreme caution around waterways and stay off all frozen water bodies. Any ice cover will be weakened and unstable. The ice [...]

Beware of Unstable Ice Conditions (media release, February 7, 2022) The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reminds the public that going onto frozen water bodies for recreational activities is hazardous. Parents and guardians are encouraged to remind their children of the danger and [...]