EAST WAWANOSH – Local dignitaries, Maitland Conservation (MC) staff members, volunteers, donors and guests were welcomed to the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area last month to mark the opening of a new pavilion there named after long-time MC staff member and General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Phil Beard. The pavilion served as both the centre piece of the event…
Beard honoured with naming of new pavilion at Wawanosh Valley
Denny ScottOctober 8, 2026 @ 11:12 amLocal News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Phil Beard and family hold up green banner for pavilion.
Phil Beard, third from right, was honoured for his years of dedication and service to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority with the naming of a building at the Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area, which is operated by Maitland Conservation. Beard didn’t necessarily want the spotlight, saying conservation is a team effort, but his family, led by his wife Marg, second from left, had other ideas and had this temporary banner made to adorn the pavilion. (Denny Scott photo)


