Corporate Services

Corporate Services is an important part of the day to day operations of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority. Corporate Services encompasses all aspects of administration including Board of Director meeting agendas and minutes, accounting, IT support, general inquires from the public, reception, maintaining inventory, Ganaraska Forest membership program, Ganaraska Forest Centre outdoor education visits, weddings and special event bookings, as well as Nature Nuts Summer Day Camp registration.

Accessible Customer Service

Geographical Information System

Geographical Information System (GIS) is the way to understand the natural world around us in the present and future. GIS is the new form of cartography, taking it to a whole new level. With GIS you can predict floods, identify natural areas in danger, find the best habitat for endangered species, plan cities into the future and communicate all of this information in a way that everyone can understand.

At the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA), GIS is positioned under Corporate Services. This ensures all departments’ equal access to the data, analysis, applications and mapping services that are provided. Some of the specific uses of GIS at the GRCA include our Ecological Land Classification layer, Regulation Limit, floodplain mapping, site locations of our many monitoring and stewardship programs, and support to our planning and engineering staff for site plan review. GIS also supports many special projects such as Drinking Water Source Protection and Showcasing Water Innovation (including case studies on erosion (FR), floor plain mapping (FR) and flood damage reduction (FR)).

Like any technology, GIS is constantly growing. By partnering with our member municipalities and other conservation authorities we strive to provide the best possible GIS services by using the best possible software, hardware and methodologies. For a view of our publicly available web mapping please go to www.camaps.ca and click on the GRCA logo icon.

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Communications

The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority’s Corporate Communications covers all aspects of the Authority including developing materials for promotion of programs and projects, providing up to date information on our watershed as a whole, having pertinent information reach the community through different media types and social media channels, as well as being a link between the community, the Ganaraska Forest and the conservation areas that we offer for public recreation.

Corporate Communications can provide insight on what services and programs the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority offers and assist you in finding the appropriate service to help with your need, issue or inquiry. Please see our Media Enquiries Protocol.

Corporate communications within the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority also manage the public programs such as events, memberships and donations. If you're looking for information, please send inquiries to jwessels@grca.on.ca