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Phone: 905-525-2181
Fax: 905-648-4622
Email: nature@conservationhamilton.ca

HCA Main Administrative Office – Woodend
838 Mineral Springs Road
Ancaster, Ontario L9G 4X1

Accessible parking access is located at 810 Mineral Springs Road.

An electric vehicle charging station is available at our main office.

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Main Office Hours

Monday to Friday: 8:30AM to 12:30PM and 1:00PM to 4:30PM.
Closed weekends and holidays.

Please note, staff work hybrid schedules and may not always be in the office.

Emergencies involving injuries or rescue, call 911! If you have an emergency and need to contact HCA officials after normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, please call 905-523-8787.

Contacting the Hamilton Conservation Authority Board of Directors

If you wish to contact the Hamilton Conservation Authority Board of Directors, please send an email to the Administrative Coordinator – Office of the CAO, Sandra.Winninger@conservationhamilton.ca or call 905-525-2181 ext. 114.

Conservation Areas Directory

Conservation Areas Senior Management
Gord Costie, Director, Conservation Areas Services, 905-525-2181 ext. 168
Liam Fletcher, Senior Manager, Conservation Area Services, East, 905-525-2181 ext. 125
Brandon Good, Senior Manager, Conservation Area Services, West, 905-525-2181 ext. 157

Christie Lake & Spencer Gorge

Christie Lake & Spencer Gorge
1000 Highway 5 West, Dundas, Ontario, L9E 5E2

Email: christie@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 905-628-3066 or 905-628-3060

Superintendent: Cari Hobbs Ext. 202
Assistant Superintendent: Alex Bouwmeester Ext. 201

Visit area webpage.

Confederation Beach Park

Confederation Beach Park
Office address: 585 Van Wagners Beach Road, Hamilton, Ontario, L8E 3L8

Email: confed@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 905-547-6141

Assistant Superintendent: Jack Elderman, ext. 5003

Lakeland Pool
Manager: Sara Kinnear, ext. 5001

Visit area webpage.

Dundas Valley

Dundas Valley
650 Governors Road, Dundas, Ontario, L9H 5E3

Email: dvalley@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 905-525-2181
Trail Centre: 905-627-1233

Acting Superintendent: James Lees, ext. 115
Acting Assistant Superintendent: Louis Disalvo, ext. 153

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Fifty Point

Fifty Point
1479 Baseline Road, Winona, Ontario, L8E 5G4

Email: fiftypt@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 905-525-2187

Manager: Jonathan Roberts
Assistant Manager, Administration: Nancy Arnold
Assistant Manager, Operations: Lindsey Darling

Visit area webpage.

Hamilton Mountain

Hamilton Mountain
Includes Chippewa Trail, Devil’s Punchbowl, Dofasco 2000 Trail, Eramosa Karst, Mount Albion and Saltfleet

Email: mountain@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 289-860-0363

Superintendent: Travis Haws
Assistant Superintendent: Nick Burgiss

Valens Lake

Valens Lake
1691 Regional Road 97, Cambridge (Flamborough), Ontario, N1R 5S7

Email: valens@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 905-525-2183

Superintendent: Paul Karbusicky, ext. 21
Assist. Superintendent: Evan McKnight, ext. 22

Visit area webpage.

Westfield Heritage Village

Westfield Heritage Village
1049 Kirkwall Road, Rockton, Ontario, L0R 1X0

Email: westfield@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 519-621-8851
Website: www.westfieldheritage.ca

Manager: Rondalyn Brown
Assistant Manager: Christina Jager

Wild Waterworks

Wild Waterworks
680 Van Wagners Beach Road, Hamilton, Ontario, L8E 3L7

Email: wildww@conservationhamilton.ca
Phone: 905-547-6141 or 1-800-555-8775
Website: www.wild-waterworks.com

Manager: Stacey McConnell, ext. 5302
Assistant Manager Administration: Thomas To, ext. 5308
Assistant Manager Aquatics: Cassandra Darby, ext. 5304

Administration Office Staff Directory

HCA Senior Management

Lisa Burnside, Chief Administrative Officer, ext. 126

Scott Peck, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Director, Watershed Planning Services, ext. 130

Gord Costie, Director, Conservation Areas Services, ext. 168

Marlene Ferreira, Director, Human Resources & Wellness, ext. 170

Scott Fleming, Director of Finance and Central Support Services, ext. 120

Matthew Hall, Director, Capital Projects & Strategic Services, ext. 188

Administration & Finance

Lisa Burnside, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), ext. 126

Scott Fleming, Director of Finance and Central Support Services, ext. 120

Andrew Pargauskas, Budget & Business Systems Manager, ext. 121

Jaime Tellier, Records & Digital Initiatives Project Manager, ext. 112

Capital Projects & Strategic Services

Matthew Hall, Director, Capital Projects, ext. 188

Millgrove Works Yard
Phone: 905-690-1365

Rob Gray, Construction Manager, ext. 273

Conservation Area Services

Gord Costie, Director, Conservation Areas Services, ext. 168

Liam Fletcher, Senior Manager, Conservation Area Services, East, 905-525-2181 ext. 125

Brandon Good, Senior Manager, Conservation Area Services, West, 905-525-2181 ext. 157

Refer to Conservation Areas Directory above for full conservation area contacts.

Hamilton Conservation Foundation

Grace Correia, Executive Director, ext. 111

Human Resources

Marlene Ferreira, Director, Human Resources & Wellness, ext. 170

Marketing & Communications

Sarah Gauden, Manager, Marketing & Events, ext. 151

Lindsay Davidson, Assistant Marketing Manager, ext. 144

Watershed Management Services

Scott Peck, Deputy CAO/Director, Watershed Management Services, ext. 130

Mike Stone, Manager, Planning, Stewardship & Ecological Services, ext. 133

Jonathan Bastien, Manager, Water Resources Engineering, ext. 138

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Flood Status Explanations

	Normal No low water conditions exist.
	Level 1 Water users are asked to voluntarily reduce consumption by 10 percent. Precipitation totals are less than 80 percent of long-term averages and/or 30-day average streamflows are less than 100 / 70 percent (springtime / otherwise) of the minimum of the long-term average monthly flows for summer months.
	Level 2 Water users are asked to voluntarily reduce consumption by 20 percent. Precipitation totals are less than 60 percent of long-term averages and/or 30-day average streamflows are less than 70 / 50 percent (springtime / otherwise) of the minimum of the long-term average monthly flows for summer months.
	Level 3 There is also potential for economic harm to water takers and/or significant harm to the ecosystem. The Hamilton Water Response Team may ask the province to impose mandatory restrictions on those holding Permits to Take Water. Precipitation totals are less than 40 percent of long-term averages and/or 30-day average streamflows are less than 50 / 30 percent (springtime / otherwise) of the minimum of the long-term average monthly flows for summer months.

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