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Urban low impact development part of downtown Lindsay reconstruction

May 26, 2020 – When the Downtown Lindsay Reconstruction Project is completed in 2022, there will be new infrastructure, that for the first time, will have been used in a municipal project in Kawartha Lakes; low impact development infrastructure that will support a healthy environment.

Thanks to the financial support of RBC, Kawartha Conservation has facilitated a Silva Cell project that will support a healthy tree canopy component to Kent Street project.

“Trees are most healthy when they are planted...

Watershed Conditions Statement - Flood Outlook - July 11

DATE:                  July 11, 2020 TIME:                   3:00 p.m. Message sent on the basis of information received from:

• Environment Canada
• Kawartha Conservation Flood Forecasting Network
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Surface Water Monitoring Centre

Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for areas that include the Kawartha Conservation watershed. Rain, at times heavy, is expected this afternoon. Total rainfall amounts will vary significantly, however local amounts of 50...

Watershed Conditions Statement - Flood Outlook June 29

Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for the area that includes the Township of Scugog and southern portion of City of Kawartha Lakes.

DATE: June 29, 2021 TIME: 4:30 pm

Message sent on the basis of information received from:

• Environment Canada

• Kawartha Conservation Flood Forecasting Network

 Affected municipalities: 

• Township of Scugog 

• City of Kawartha Lakes (South)

Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for the area that includes the Township of Scugog...

Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety - August 9

Currently watershed conditions are normal for the Kawartha Conservation watershed. 

Rivers and streams across the Kawartha Conservation watershed are currently flowing at lower-than-normal water levels and water levels in the large Kawartha Lakes are at average levels for this time of year throughout the Trent Severn Waterway. 

WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT - WATER SAFETY

DATE: August 9, 2021

TIME: 2:00 pm

Message sent based on information received from:

• Kawartha Conservation Flood Forecasting Network

Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety - July 2

Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the area that includes the Kawartha Conservation jurisdiction. It states that locally heavy downpours with showers are possible today. Rainfall amounts are predicted to be around 30 to 40 mm for the region.

DATE:                   July 2, 2021TIME:                   1 pm

Message sent on the basis of information received from:

• Kawartha Conservation monitoring network
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Ministry of Natural Resources and...