FINCH — South Nation Conservation (SNC) hosts an online meeting for interested logging contractors later this month because, yes, tree-cutting comprises part of its sustainable forest management activity. Removing less desirable trees from the landscape…
SHANLY — Over 250 culturally significant native trees were planted Sept. 23 on the traditional territories of the Algonquin and Mohawk First Nations in Shanly. Twenty-five community and First Nations partners gathered at the planting…
Above, ‘The Bend In The River’ — a framed photograph by J. Paul Deveau of Russell — is among the donated works in the silent auction. FINCH — South Nation Conservation (SNC) will be holding…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News FINCH — For the past several years, South Nation Conservation has relied on the region’s golfers to help drive its tree-planting program along with environmental education and nature park…
FINCH — Board Members appointed by South Nation Conservation’s (SNC) 16 member municipalities were confirmed at the Authority’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) today, Sept. 17, with Ottawa Councillor George Darouze elected as watershed authority’s new…
FINCH — The South Nation Conservation (SNC) Water Response Team has terminated the Level I (minor) low-water status that was in effect for the lower South Nation River, Bear Brook, and Castor River subwatersheds, while…
NATION VALLEY — As summer gives way to autumn, South Nation Conservation (SNC) reminds hunters and public alike to exercise caution when using those specific SNC properties where hunting is allowed. Hunters should always wear…
FINCH — Thanks to significant rainfall in the last couple of weeks, drought conditions have eased in parts of the South Nation River watershed. South Nation Conservation’s Water Response Team downgraded the Lower South Nation,…
FINCH — With continued inadequate rainfall across South Nation Conservation’s jurisdiction, the authority’s Water Response Team has upgraded the drought advisory notice from Level I (minor) to Level II (moderate) low-water conditions for the entire…
Cut water usage 20 percent, SNC requests FINCH — As the region bakes in a heatwave and languishes in the tightening grip of a drought, South Nation Conservation (SNC) has escalated the recognized low-water condition…
NATION VALLEY — The local watershed authority is asking residents and businesses to reduce their water consumption by 10 percent to help offset low water conditions. South Nation Conservation kicked off this week by declaring…
CORNWALL — The River Institute recently received a three-year grant totalling $75,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PromoScience program to support its Interactive Science Workshops and OutsideIN online educational programming…
NATION VALLEY — South Nation Conservation (SNC) warns that its remaining open trails are at risk of closure if residents don’t observe COVID-19 etiquette on Easter weekend. The provincial emergency order otherwise closing most recreational…
CHESTERVILLE — The South Nation River appears swollen today, with a combination of above-freezing temperatures and rain prompting local watershed authority advice about the possibility of nuisance flooding over the next week. Current conditions “may…
FINCH — South Nation Conservation (SNC) is accepting applications for a variety of summer student job opportunities at its head office in Finch. Summer job postings are available in areas of: Watershed Planning, Communications and…
