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…
FINCH — South Nation Conservation is drawing attention to the likelihood of higher than normal water levels throughout the watershed in light of an anticipated 15 to 30 mm of precipitation and above-freezing temperatures this…
NATION VALLEY — Exercise caution around creeks and rivers this weekend as forecasted rainfall may produce high water levels and possible nuisance flooding in low-lying areas, says South Nation Conservation in a statement issued today….
RUSSELL — Thanks to support provided by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), South Nation Conservation (SNC) has completed property upgrades and shoreline restoration work at the J. Henry Tweed Conservation Area in Russell this fall. Work…
FINCH — The “minor drought” in the South Nation River watershed is over. South Nation Conservation (SNC) conceded that point today by officially terminating the Level I Low Water Conditions statement issued Aug. 29 across its…
NATION VALLEY — South Nation Conservation (SNC) has issued a Water Safety Statement for its jurisdiction in Eastern Ontario. With significant rainfall of 30 to 50mm forecast between today and Nov. 1st, water levels across…
‘Green slick’ CHESTERVILLE — A blue-green algae bloom continues to persist on the South Nation River in Chesterville. Potentially harmful if ingested, the green scum first generated public complaints to Ontario’s Spills Action Centre on…
NATION VALLEY — South Nation Conservation (SNC) has issued a Level I low water condition for its entire watershed in Eastern Ontario, including the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet and Nation Municipality. The measure was…
NATION VALLEY — Areas near the Ottawa River effected by the May 2017 flood remain at risk, although earlier predictions of water levels reaching those of two years ago have not yet panned out in…
