Lakehead Region Conservation Authority

The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is a conservation authority in northern Ontario. It was established in 1954, under the name Neebing Valley Conservation Authority, and became Lakehead Region Conservation Authority in 1963.[1]

In 2025, the government of Ontario released a plan to consolidate conservation authorities across the province; under this plan, LRCA would have been combined with conservation authorities in southern Ontario on the shore of Lake Huron.[2] Due to objections to this proposal, the plan was partly walked back.[3] A name change is planned to "Northwestern Regional Conservation Authority."

The LRCA monitors Lake Superior water levels, and manages conservation areas.

Conservation areas

  • Cascades
  • Cedar Falls
  • Hazelwood Lake
  • Hurkett Cove
  • Little Trout Bay
  • Mackenzie Point
  • Mills Block
  • Mission Island Marsh
  • Silver Harbour
  • Wishart

References

  1. ^ "Lakehead Region Conservation Authority fonds - Lakehead University Archives". archives.lakeheadu.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  2. ^ Brown, Desmond (November 6, 2025). "Conservation authorities contemplate future after Ontario announces plan to consolidate 36 agencies". CBC News. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  3. ^ Fleury, Clint (March 10, 2026). "'Loud and clear': Public pushback saves local conservation authority". TBNewsWatch.
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