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The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) is one of 36 conservation authorities in Ontario. A Conservation Authority's jurisdiction is based on a watershed an area of land drained by one stream or river. The CRCA is actually made up of 11 watersheds.

To find out more about the CRCA please visit the About Us section of our website.

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	Winter Fun Day Rescheduled The 10th annual Winter Fun Day at Mac Johnson Wildlife Area in Brockville has been rescheduled from Saturday, January 28 to Saturday, February 18 due to poor trail conditions. Public Open House The CRCA is hosting a public open house to provide an opportunity to review the draft policies for our development regulations on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Click here for more details. Planning to Build or Making a Development Application? You may require a planning review or a permit from the CRCA. For general information about planning and regulations click here. To find out more about our regulations click here. Click here for a copy of our regulations application package. Fees are charged for planning and regulations applications to help recover our costs. Click here to see our current planning fees. Click here to see our current regulation fees. Coming Soon - Draft Source Protection Plan The Cataraqui Source Protection Committee is preparing a source protection plan. It will be released for public comment early in 2012. Learn more about drinking water source protection and follow our progress by clicking here. Book Now for Winter, Maple Madness and Spring School Programs Did you know that the CRCA offers curriculum-based conservation education programs for elementary and secondary school students? We also offer programs for pre-schoolers and adults. Click on the links below to find out more. Programs at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area in Kingston: elementary schools secondary schools daycare and nursery schools adult and English as a Second Language. Programs at Mac Johnson Wildlife Area in Brockville: elementary schools secondary schools. How to Pay Daily conservation area admission fees can be paid in cash only. We accept cash, cheque, VISA, MasterCard or debit card for payment of registration fees, application and permit fees, annual pass purchases, equipment rentals and donations. Debit card payment is only available at the CRCA Administration Office and the Outdoor Centre at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. Sorry, debit is not available at the gate entries or at our other facilities. Watershed Report Card Available Find out more about the health of the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority watershed in our 2009 Watershed Report Card. Click here for an electronic version (PDF - 2 MB) or drop by the CRCA Administration Office for a printed version. Looking for a Place to Hold a Meeting or Special Event? The Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area Outdoor Centre can turn your event or meeting into a one-of-a-kind experience. Whether you're planning a business meeting, wedding or family reunion, the Outdoor Centre offers the facilities you need in a beautiful, natural setting. Reasonable rates, flexible food service, free parking and great accessibility are a few more good reasons to give us a call. For booking information or rates click here. Read Cat Tales Here Cat Tales is the CRCA newsletter. Click here to download the latest issue or back issues of our newsletter.		Job Postings The CRCA is looking for a Development Technician (8 month contract), two Nature Explorers Camp Instructors (summer) and a Nature Explorers Camp Lifeguard/Instructor(summer). Click here to go to our jobs page for more information. Lots of Great Events Coming Up This Winter We have lots of great events and programs this fall and winter at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area and at Mac Johnson Wildlife Area. For more details on upcoming events click here to go to our events page or click here to go to our events calendar. For up-to-date ski trail and rink conditions please call our information lines: Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area - (613) 546-4228 ext. 501 or 1-877-956-CRCA ext. 501 Mac Johnson Wildlife Area - (613) 345-1990. Follow the CRCA on Twitter and Facebook Keep up-to-date on CRCA news and events by following us on Twitter. Click on the icons to go to our Twitter and Facebook pages. Current CRCA Projects The CRCA is beginning a climate change research project at Lemoine Point Conservation Area in Kingston. A test plantation of Bur oak and other hardwoords will be planted near the Front Road (south) entrance to the Conservation Area. For more information about this project click here. We are preparing updated floodplain mapping for Little Cataraqui Creek in Kingston. A public open house was held on November 1, 2011. For more information about this project click here. In 2011and 2012 we are preparing an updated Master Plan for Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. Our first public open house was held in September. For more information about the Master Plan click here. CRCA Flood Status Normal The CRCA is not experiencing any flooding or drought conditions at this time. Renewable Energy in our Conservation Areas The CRCA is working with students from Queen's University Civil Engineering to assess the feasibility of using renewable energy in our conservation areas. We are looking for input from community members and conservation area users. Click here to respond to our SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Buy an Annual Pass If you are a frequent visitor to Little Cataraqui Creek or Gould Lake Conservation Area an annual vehicle pass can save you money on admission fees. It also helps to support these beautiful natural areas! A vehicle pass costs $80. To buy your pass, visit the CRCA Administration Office or the Outdoor Centre or click here for a copy of our annual vehicle pass form. CRCA Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes Our meeting schedules, agendas and minutes for our Full Authority, Advisory Boards and Advisory Committees are posted on this website. Click here to go our meetings page. What's New? Find out by going to our news page to see our news releases. Click here to see the latest. Toll-free Number Available If you're calling us long distance from the 613 area code, take advantage of our toll-free number. Just call 1-877-956-CRCA (2722) and you'll reach our Administration Office.

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Contact Us:
P.O. Box 160, Glenburnie, Ontario, Canada K0H 1S0
Telephone: (613) 546-4228
Toll-free Telephone (613 area code): 1-877-956-CRCA (2722)
Fax: (613) 547-6474
E-mail: crca@cataraquiregion.on.ca

Last Updated January 26, 2012
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