MVCA will be conducting dam operations on Thursday and Friday, June 12–13, 2025, to support scheduled field inspections. For information visit: mvc.on.ca/lanark-levels-… Thank you for your patience and support as we complete this important project!

🎟️Check your ticket! 🎉 A huge round of applause to our $6,645 Prize winner of the 50/50 raffle, Ticket # 369127445! 💰👏 We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who purchased tickets—your support helps fund vital

Each summer, the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library hosts a series of native plant exchanges and giveaways at locations across Ottawa. No donation required to get FREE plants! Visit wildflowerseedlibrary.ca for more information.

Public safety improvements at the Lanark dam are planned to be shovel ready for construction this summer. The new public safety boom will provide the opportunity for swimmer and boater self-rescue as per the MNR guidelines for public safety around dams. mvc.on.ca/public-safety-…

MVCA's Finance and Administration Advisory Committee will meet tomorrow, June 26th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Visit mvc.on.ca for more information and to review the agenda prior to the meeting.

Happy Canada Day! Our offices are closed tomorrow but our conservation areas remain open so you can celebrate in true Canadian style: surrounded by beautiful natural landscapes! Find your trail: mvc.on.ca/conservation-a…

MVCA's Policy & Planning Advisory Committee will meet tomorrow, July 3rd, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Visit mvc.on.ca for more information and to review the agenda prior to the meeting.

Save the date 📅 MVCA Board of Directors meeting on July 14thth from 1-3pm. Visit mvc.on.ca for more information and to review the agenda prior to the meeting.

Notice of Closure: The MVCA office will be closing at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 11th. We will reopen on Monday, July 14th at 8:30 a.m.

Join us in July & August for City Stream Watch 2025! This year we will be assessing Cody Creek. Volunteer to monitor and report on information about our urban creeks and streams in the City of Ottawa! Interested in joining us? Learn more and sign up: mvc.on.ca/call-for-city-…

Enforcement and Regulations staff will be on-site at the Mill of Kintail on Friday, July 18, in an effort to educate the public on the Ontario Regulation 688/21; Rules of Conduct in a Conservation Area and the importance of having an animal on a leash. mvc.on.ca/dogs-on-leash/

MVCA is proposing changes to the fees for visitor services, corporate/administrative services and stewardship services. The proposed fees will take effect September 1, 2025. Details can be found: mvc.on.ca/updates-to-mvc… Comments will be accepted until August 25, 2025.

Enforcement and Regulations staff will be on-site at the Mill of Kintail on Wednesday, July 30, in an effort to educate the public on the Ontario Regulation 688/21; Rules of Conduct in a Conservation Area and the importance of having an animal on a leash. mvc.on.ca/dogs-on-leash/

Hot weather & lack of rain in the Carp River has brought us to the threshold for a Level I Minor Low Water Status. We encourage water users who are not on Ottawa’s municipal distribution network to reduce their consumption by 10% to help mitigate the impacts of these conditions.

Are you prepared?  Even in drought flash floods are possible ibc.ca/news-insights/…

MVCA is offering FREE rentals of invasive Phragmites Removal Kits! Landowners and local community groups dealing with in-water Invasive Phragmites can sign up by visiting our website: mvc.on.ca/phragmites-rem…

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – CARP RIVER WATERSHED The Carp river watershed has moved from Level I Minor Low Water Status to Level II Moderate Low Water Status under the Ontario Low Water Response Program. For more information visit: mvc.on.ca/low-water-stat…

August 11-16 MVCA will be completing painting on the Mill of Kintail Museum. The accessible parking area close to the museum will not be available for use during this time. Please use the parking lot at the entrance to the Conservation Area. We apologize for the inconvenience.

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED - LOW WATER LEVEL I – August 11, 2025. For more information visit: mvc.on.ca/low-water-stat…

The Ramsay Women’s Institute will not be hosting Tea on the Lawn at the Mill of Kintail Museum this Wednesday, August 20th due to a site-wide event. The next Tea on the Lawn will be on Wednesday, August 27th from 1:30pm-3:30pm in the Mill of Kintail Museum garden.