Tag: Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Storm fallout: Flooding basements, damaged roofs, more cold ahead
Snowbanks left by storms that blanketed the London region, combined with this weekâs rising temperatures, are resulting in a big melt thatâs flooding basements and damaging roofs across the city, London property restoration companies say. LFP reporter Beatriz Baleeiro digs into the details. WHAT DOES THE DAMAGE? Cracks in foundations, pump failures, and ice damming […]
Officials preach caution near rivers, creeks as heavy snowfall melts
Area conservation authorities are warning the public to be cautious around slippery riverbanks as a blast of above-zero weather melts snow dumped on the London region last week.  Environment Canada was calling for a high of 3 C and rain on Monday, followed by above-freezing temperatures through Wednesday before cooling off later in the week. […]
Officials reject McDonald’s proposed on flood-prone northeast London land
A committee of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has rejected a proposal to build a strip mall and McDonald’s on a flood plain in northeast London. The authority’s hearing committee decided Tuesday to reject the application from Royal Premier Homes at 1310 Adelaide St. N. and 795 Windermere Rd., mirroring many of the same […]
Flood risk too great to allow fast-food joint in northeast London: Upper Thames officials
Jack Moulton breaks down why officials are warning against the development.
Trail system at Sifton Bog expands as developers sell land
The London regionâs conservation authority bought a parcel of land beside the Sifton Bog from two local developers.
Unsteady funding for conservation is made worse by competing priorities
It seems a seesaw battle between a wholistic approach of preserving habitat, and a species-by-species, individual-by-individual plan
As winter nears, coyotes get ‘more brazen’ – and cat owners more nervous
Neighbours in London’s west end report seeing coyotes out in the open and prowling residential backyards early in the morning and at night.Â
Woodstock politicians pull $100K from savings to pay for homeless camp cleanups
Woodstock city council is pulling $100,000 from savings to be spent on cleanups at homeless encampments across the city, a move prompted by the costly recent dismantling of one such site.
Despite funding challenges, local turtle hatchling program soldiers on
They might have a reputation for moving slowly on land, but a long-running reptile research conservation program is racing to help restore a species of endangered turtles.
Upper Thames seeks citizens to help with rain tracking: ‘Community science’
Some volunteers have trickled in, but local conservation officials are seeking more participants to help gather regional precipitation data. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority â whose district including London covers about 3,500 square kilometres â is looking for people, particularly those living near St. Marys and the northern part of the watershed, to participate […]