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St. Thomas – Kettle Creek Conservation Authority is adding Snapchat to its social media platform at the Elgin St. Thomas Children’s Water Festival on May 15th, 2017. “Snapchat is a platform that appeals to younger audiences and is just a fun way to share pictures,” says Luiza Moczarski, KCCA’s public relations supervisor. “Our goal is […]

  St. Thomas – Students from 40 schools will participate in the Children’s Water Festival May 16-19, 2017 at Pinafore Park in St. Thomas. “The Water Festival offers a hands-on format for students to discover the importance of water in their classroom, home and community,” says Water Festival Coordinator Luiza Moczarski. “We hope children will […]

Conditions Prior to the Weather Event Water levels were higher than normal due to the saturated soil conditions and 25-45 mm of rainfall the previous week The Surface Water Monitoring Centre advised CAs that there was a large system moving into the area. KCCA issued a Watershed Conditions Statement—Flood Outlook on May 3, 2017 at […]

The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is one of the largest, most striking forest birds on the continent. The Pileated is nearly the size of a crow, is black with bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest and scarlet cheek “mustache”.  The female plumage is duller with a black forehead and black cheek […]

News release For immediate release St. Thomas – Kettle Creek Conservation Authority (KCCA) is upgrading to a flood watch as the already saturated watershed prepares to receive a forecast of 50 – 90 mm of additional rainfall today through to Saturday. “The watershed has already received between 37 and 47 mm of precipitation over the […]

News release For immediate release St. Thomas – Kettle Creek Conservation Authority is issuing a Watershed Conditions Statement—Flood Outlook for residents of the Kettle Creek watershed. The main concerns at this time are elevated creek levels and the potential for a high water event on Thursday and Friday. “Creeks and streams are higher than normal […]