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July 10, 2025   ·   0 Comments

NVCA releases highlights from recent board meeting

By Brian Lockhart

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has released the following highlights from its June 2025 board meeting.

Stewardship

The NVCA’s stewardship services include the Nottawasaga River Restoration Program, the Healthy Waters Grant Program, and other projects to protect and enhance the watershed.

Through working with funders, landowners, volunteers and local partners, over 16,000 trees and 7.6 kilometres of rivers and streams were restored by the stewardship services team.

Weddings

In 2024, the Tiffin Centre for Conservation hosted 25 wedding celebrations. Eleven of those couples responded to a wedding feedback survey.

Of those responding, 100 per cent rated NVCA’s customer service as excellent and 100 per cent said they would recommend the Tiffin Centre as a wedding venue to others.

Chloride concentrations and road salt issues in the Nottawasaga watershed

Despite years of guidance and consultation efforts from conservation authorities, private road salt usage continues to rise, driven primarily by liability concerns faced by contractors and property owners.

Data published by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in 2022 implicates road salting activities for winter safety as a primary contributor to elevated chloride concentrations.

NVCA’s Board of Directors passed a resolution urging the province to adopt legislation to limit liability for certified snow and ice contractors following provincially endorsed best practices.

Events/public programming/facility rentals

The NVCA hosts the Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival and the Festival at Fort Willow in 2024.

Approximately 2,500 visitors went to the Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival to learn past and present methods of maple syrup production.

Re-enactor groups at the Festival at Fort Willow shared the history of the local area.

Organizations that rented facilities with the NVCA commented that NVCA staff provided excellent customer service and that the properties were well maintained. 

Permits approvals under the CA Act

Between Jan.  1, and May 31, 2025, the NVCA issued 211 permits.

On average, the NVCA issued minor and major permits within 18 days of a complete application.

Applicants were notified about the status of their applications within 21 days, 91 per cent of the time.

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