Green Ride Supporting Green Jobs, Stewardship at NBMCA

July 30, 2019

(North Bay – July 29, 2019)  Zac Wagman arrived in North Bay this morning on his wooden bicycle, part of his four-month long cross-Canada cycling venture Project Learning Tree’s (PLT) “Green Ride”.   He is stopping in North Bay to meet with youth working at the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority thanks to a PLT Green Jobs funding grant. 

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2019 Mattawa River Canoe Race a Success - Results

July 30, 2019

Sixty-six teams from three provinces and two countries participated in North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s 43rd Annual Mattawa River Canoe Race. Paddlers launched from Olmsted Beach, North Bay and made their way through the 64 km trek, five mandatory portages and low water levels and high winds to Mattawa Island, competing for the top spot in the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s race.

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NBMCA Updating Parks & Jessups Creeks Floodplain Mapping

July 25, 2019

(North Bay – July 25, 2019)  The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) is undergoing the process of updating its floodplain mapping for the Parks and Jessups Creeks subwatersheds.

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Green Ride to Greet NBMCA Youth Staff

July 25, 2019

(North Bay - July 25, 2019) Project Learning Tree’s Green Jobs Manager Zac Wagman arrives in North Bay on his wooden bicycle, as part of his four-month-long cross-Canada cycling venture “Green Ride”.   He is stopping in North Bay to meet with youth working at the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority thanks to a Green Jobs funding grant.  

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110 Paddlers in North Bay to Race in Mattawa River Canoe Race

July 25, 2019

(North Bay, July 24, 2019)  One hundred and ten paddlers in 68 canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards will be leaving Olmsted Beach in the early morning of  Saturday, July 27 in the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s 43rd Annual Mattawa River Canoe Race.

 

 

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Nipissing First Nation joins NBMCA in shoreline stewardship project

July 12, 2019

(North Bay, ON, July 11, 2019)  Improving the Chippewa Creek shoreline has brought together four high school students from Nipissing First Nation (NFN) and the stewardship team at the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) to collaborate on a shoreline stewardship project. 

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Service Disruption - NBMCA Parking Lot

July 12, 2019

(North Bay, ON - July 12, 2019) The parking lot and entrance roadway to NBMCA's office at 15 Janey Ave. North Bay and the Laurentian Escarpment Conservation Area will be under construction while the Near North District School Board undertakes a reconstruction of this area and the adjacent schoolyard to address parking and access to Vincent Massey Public School.

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Guide unearths geological history of Eau Claire Gorge during NBMCA hike July 26

July 11, 2019

(North Bay, ON, July 11, 2019)  Explore a natural adventure that began millions of years ago here in our own back yard during the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s annual hike at the Eau Claire Gorge Conservation Area Friday, July 26.

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