43°22′33.24″N 80°17′8.57″W / 43.3759000°N 80.2857139°W
Founded | 1932 |
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Focus | Manage the water and other natural resources in the Grand River Watershed |
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Area served | Grand River Watershed |
Website | www |
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It is a corporate body, through which municipalities, landowners and other organizations work cooperatively to manage the Grand River watershed and natural resources within it.
Created in 1932 as the Grand River Conservation Commission, the GRCA is the oldest water management agency in Canada. It is one of 36 conservation authorities in Ontario and is a member of Conservation Ontario.
The GRCA also owns and manages many conservation areas, parks and trails within the watershed.