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Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority

A photo of map of temporarily closed area.

Property in McGillivray closed temporarily

Work on a property, in the former McGillivray Township, is expected to take up to three weeks and it is expected the property will be reopened by the end of September.

Junior Conservationist Graeme Irwin helps to measure a Brook Trout.

Student from Lucan works as Jr. Conservationist

Graeme Irwin, of Lucan, is 2024 Junior Conservationist. In this two-month summer job experience program, funded by the Conservation Foundation, he is learning lots about conservation.

An image of a map showing location of temporarily closed property.

Hay Swamp property re-opening

This is a public notice that a property (Part Lots 8 and 9, Concession 8, Hay) is expected to re-open by the end of the day on September 5, 2024.

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