News & Alerts

HCA Board appoints Councillor Brad Clark as new Chair

Councillor Brad Clark was acclaimed the new Chair of the Hamilton Conservation Authority Board of Directors during its annual general meeting on August 3. Susan Fielding was acclaimed Vice Chair. The 11-member HCA Board is composed of representatives appointed by...

HCA Now Offering Advanced Day Passes

Love getting outdoors, but hate the line? Hamilton Conservation Authority’s (HCA) new advanced day pass lets visitors skip the line for smooth entry into their favourite HCA conservation area! Just in time for the Canada Day long weekend when HCA...

HCA Contributes Large Natural Areas to Canada’s Protected Areas Target

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) and Ontario Nature are pleased to announce that three of the conservation authority’s properties totaling 2,239 hectares now officially contribute towards Canada’s goal of protecting 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030. Canada endorsed...

Funding to Decommission Abandoned Water Wells

Are you a property owner in the City of Hamilton that has an unused or abandoned well on your property? Property owners in the City of Hamilton may be eligible to receive financial assistance to decommission abandoned water wells on...

Federal Funding Success for Saltfleet Conservation Area Wetland Restoration Project

Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) is pleased to announce funding of $1,250,000 towards the cost of the 50-acre parcel of land that HCA acquired in July 2022 that forms part of the Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area. This funding supports the acquisition...

2022 Annual Report released

We are pleased to present our annual report for 2022. We have so much to celebrate in terms of what we accomplished last year in all of our strategic plan priority areas, even as we adapted to legislative changes at...