Conservation authorities preparing for 2027 merger

HALDIMAND—The Ontario government is moving forward with its plans to consolidate the province’s 36 current conservation authorities (CAs) into nine larger regional organizations. Locally, beginning February 1, 2027, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) will merge with CAs from Hamilton, Halton, and Credit Valley as the Western Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority (WLORCA). Meanwhile, the Long Point Region Conservation Authority…