Conservation board chair says municipalities will ‘continue to pay the bill and have less say’ after merger

April 16, 2026 @ 7:34 amListowel Banner, News

Recent low water conditions in the Saugeen River watershed were among the topics discussed during the Oct. 16 meeting of the Saugeen Conservation’s board of directors. This photo shows the boat launch area at Lobies Park in Walkerton, a spot popular with local fishermen, canoeists and kayakers. (Pauline Kerr photo)

STRATFORD – The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA), represented by chair Brian Petrie, explained to Perth County Council how the amalgamation of conservation authorities would impact the county in a presentation during council’s April 2 meeting. On Mach 10 the provincial government decided to almagamate conservation authorities across the province into nine regional boards.…

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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.