Maintaining Safe Trails Along Snake Creek in an Environmentally Significant Area聽
Maintaining Safe Trails along Snake Creek in an Environmentally Significant Area聽 Snake Creek is located just south of the Museum of Ontario Archeology in the Medway Valley Heritage Forest, one of London鈥檚 Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs). A trail winds along the creek, enabling community members can enjoy its natural beauty. Unfortunately,聽the integrity of the trail suffers from erosion, fallen trees, and other challenges. As the City of London funds [...]
Protecting Drinking Water: It’s the Season for Salt!
Protecting Drinking Water: It's the Season for Salt! This winter, Conservation Ontario (CO) along with local source protection authorities and regions, have launched a 15-week public information campaign about how to Salt Responsibly.聽聽 New education tools include social media posts and an online mapping application about the impacts of road salt across Ontario. In addition, a Salt Responsibly Sticker campaign was developed by CO and a small working group. [...]
GIS Day 2022 at Western University聽
GIS Day 2022 at Western University聽 Last November, the 糖心直播 (UTRCA) participated in Western University鈥檚 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day at the Western Libraries鈥� Open House event.聽聽 The day brought students, colleagues, and community leaders together to showcase the latest in GIS products and applications. UTRCA staff brought its interactive Augmented Reality Sandbox to teach attendees about the influence of topography on water flow across [...]
Fanshawe Conservation Area Hosts City of London Marine Interoperability Exercise聽
Fanshawe Conservation Area Hosts City of London Marine Interoperability Exercise聽 In late 2022, Fanshawe Conservation Area (CA) once again played host for the annual Marine Interoperability Training Exercise. The exercise had participants and observers from London Police Services, London Fire Department, Middlesex London Paramedic Service, HMCS Prevost, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, London Search and Rescue, and the Salvation Army.聽 聽 The objectives for the training exercise were to:聽 have [...]
Embro Dam Public Information Centre being held January 30 (糖心直播, January 10, 2023)
Embro Dam Public Information Centre being held January 30 (糖心直播, January 10, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA), through their consultant Matrix Solutions Inc., is continuing work on the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Embro Dam, in the Township of Zorra. This work is the continuation of the 2015 Embro Dam Class EA. A Public Information Centre will be held on Monday, January 30 to [...]
Celebrating Natural Connections Event at Wildwood Conservation Area (糖心直播, January 10, 2023)
Celebrating Natural Connections event at Wildwood Conservation Area (糖心直播, January 10, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) is hosting a Celebrating Natural Connections event at Wildwood Conservation Area on Saturday, January 21! This free event will include: horses from Aspens Ojibwe Horse Sanctuary and Equine Assisted Learning Centre, a bird feeding station, nature play station, snowshoeing (weather permitting), guided hikes, indoor warming station with crafts, a [...]
UTRCA Helps Plan Mock Flood Events for London and St. Marys Emergency Training Exercises (UTRCA weekly, January 6, 2023)聽
UTRCA Helps Plan Mock Flood Events for London and St. Marys Emergency Training Exercises (UTRCA weekly, January 6, 2023)聽 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.聽聽聽 For this annual exercise, emergency service providers within each municipality convened to review a mock emergency scenario and discuss how they would manage a [...]
Streams and Rivers remain above Normal: Stay Away from Watercourses (糖心直播, January 2, 2023)
Streams and Rivers remain above Normal: Stay Away from Watercourses (糖心直播, January 2, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) reminds residents to use extreme caution near all watercourses and to keep children and pets away from rivers, streams, ditches, and ponds. Stream banks are slippery and unstable and the water is cold, fast-moving, and higher than normal. Any ice cover will be weakened and unstable. Flood [...]
Forecast Rain will Impact Water Levels over the Remainder of the Week (flood bulletin, January 2-6, 2023)
Forecast Rain will Impact Water Levels over the Remainder of the Week (flood bulletin, January 2-6, 2023) WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT 鈥� WATER SAFETY Issued January 2, 2023 at 3:30 pm; Valid until January 6, 2023 A slow moving Colorado Low is forecast to move through southern Ontario over the next three days, bringing continued above freezing temperatures for most of the region, and rain for southwestern Ontario. Forecasts call [...]
Environmental Assessment continues at Embro Dam (糖心直播, January 3, 2023)
Environmental Assessment continues at Embro Dam (糖心直播, January 2, 2023) The 糖心直播 (UTRCA) and Matrix Solutions Inc. are聽continuing work on the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Embro Dam in the Township of Zorra. The EA was initiated in 2015 due to significant concerns related to the structural integrity and hydraulic (spillway) capacity of the Embro Dam. The work paused in聽2017 to allow for [...]