Category: Current HCA News

Budget & Administration Committee Meeting Agenda September 18

Budget & Administration Committee Meeting Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 2 PM Hamilton Conservation Authority is now conducting meetings in a hybrid format via an in-person and WebEx platform. All meetings can be viewed live on HCA’s You Tube Channel:...

Reservations now open for Halloween at Westfield

Westfield Heritage Village is inviting families to step into a spellbinding world at this year’s Halloween at Westfield, which will take place on Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26, from 10 AM to 4 PM. The 2025 theme, Witches’...

New Open Data Hub Makes Watershed Mapping More Accessible

Hamilton Conservation Authority is pleased to announce the launch of its new online Open Data Hub. This platform provides public access to mapping and environmental information, including watershed boundaries, stream networks, elevation data, land cover, and more. The Open Data...

HCA and City of Hamilton Secure $789,580 for Flood and Erosion Wetland Restoration Project

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), in partnership with the City of Hamilton, has been awarded $789,580 in funding through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative. This funding will support the vital flood...

Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project Officially Underway

Successful launch event brings together partners from Niagara to Oakville to kick off collaborative shoreline planning. Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) in partnership with Conservation Halton (CH), Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA), Conservation Ontario (CO), and Great Lakes and St. Lawrence...

Natural Areas Inventory Events

Join us at our upcoming Natural Areas Inventory (NAI) Invasive Species Workshops and NAI BioBlitz events! See below for dates and details. NAI Invasive Species Workshops Join us to learn how to identify common invasive species and document them using...

Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project Secures Funding from Canada Water Agency

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) is pleased to announce that the Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project (HHWSP) has secured new federal funding from the Canada Water Agency under the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative. The $228,000 in funding over three years...

HCA Contributes Almost 4,000 Hectares of Protected Lands to Support Canada’s 30×30 Conservation Target

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), in collaboration with Ontario Nature, is proud to announce the addition of 1,675.6 hectares (4,140.5 acres) of conservation lands in support of Canada’s 30×30 target, which aims to protect 30 percent of our lands and waters...

HCA Planning and Regulation Policies Update

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) is updating its Planning and Regulation Policies to reflect recent changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, which came into effect on April 1, 2024. The update also supports the new Shoreline Management Plan, introduced in March...