Category: Media Releases

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...

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...

A wooden tray with a plate stacked with butter, a tea towel and butter churn sits a wooden table situated inside of a historical building.

Churn Back Time at Westfield’s Dairy Delicious

Join Westfield Heritage Village for a tasty, immersive, and hands-on experience at Dairy Delicious on Sunday, August 3 and Monday, August 4 from 10 AM to 4 PM. At this new and unique event, visitors can explore the history, science,...

Five interpretive panel signs in a luscious green forest .

HCA celebrates the opening of The Basadinaa Experience

The Basadinaa Experience, a new Indigenous-led trail signage journey, is now open in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area. Sharing stories of deep cultural and historic significance, the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) worked in partnership with the Mississaugas of the Credit...