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The GRCA will be reopening playgrounds at Grand River Parks , as well as its tubing operations at the Elora Gorge Conservation Area on Saturday, August 1.
GRCA playgrounds “We conduct annual safety inspections of the playground equipment within our parks. Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic on our operations, these inspections were delayed and playgrounds were expected to remain closed in 2020,” says Pam Walther-Mabee, GRCA Manager of Conservation Areas....
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Remainder of Grand River watershed remains at Level 1 Water users in parts of Brant, Oxford, Norfolk, Six Nations, New Credit and Haldimand are being asked to further reduce their water consumption by 20 per cent due to continued dry conditions. The rest of the Grand River watershed remains in a Level 1 condition.
The call for the reduction came from the Grand River Low Water Response Team , which met in a conference call on Wednesday. With the lack of rain and very hot...
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The GRCA has launched a new tool to provide guests visiting Grand River Parks for the day with real-time information about the capacity at its parks, helping them to better plan their visits.
Visitors can now check www.grandriver.ca/parkstatus to find out if a park is welcoming visitors or if it has reached its daily capacity. The site provides real-time updates regarding the status of each park.
Grand River Parks are very busy on weekends and holidays and often reach...
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Water users throughout the Grand River watershed are being asked to cut their consumption by 10 per cent, because of the hot, dry weather.
Rainfall in June was sporadic with extended dry periods, and for the past ten days there has been almost no measurable rainfall in the Grand River watershed. The low rainfall, coupled with the hot temperature, has contributed to reduced streams flows on a number of tributaries through the watershed.
The call for the reduction came from...
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The GRCA will reopen additional programs and amenities in its Grand River Parks beginning in July.
Starting July 10, select Grand River Parks including Brant, Byng Island, Elora Gorge, Guelph Lake, Pinehurst Lake and Rockwood conservation areas will offer limited overnight camping.
To support this, the GRCA camping reservation system will reopen on July 6 at 9:00 a.m. for online bookings only. Conestogo Lake and Laurel Creek conservation areas will not offer overnight...
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