Documents
Credit River Water Management Strategy Update
A plan of action designed to ensure that we have “abundant, clean and safe water” in the Credit River watershed. This document builds on the original strategy completed in the early 1990s.
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Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Appendix A – Maps
Appendix A of “Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Final Technical Report”. Includes maps associated with development and identification of the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System for Phase 3 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy.
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Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Example Natural Heritage System Implementation Policies
Example policies that can be referenced by CVC and considered by municipalities to assist with implementation of the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System and promote a more consistent approach to natural heritage system planning across the watershed.
Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Final Technical Report
Report documenting Phase 3 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy for the Credit River Watershed. Phase 3 includes developing the methodology for and identifying a Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System that integrates terrestrial and aquatic components.
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Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Frequently Asked Questions
Document outlining answers to frequently asked questions relating to the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System, it’s development, and how it will be implemented.
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Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Recommendations for Implementation
Report documenting Phase 4 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy for the Credit River Watershed. Phase 4 includes the recommendations for implementation of the Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System, including short term, long term, and ongoing actions.
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Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Summary Report
Summary version of “Credit River Watershed Natural Heritage System: Final Technical Report”.
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Credit River Watershed Plant Species List
This is an updated list of natural or naturalized vascular plant species that are currently confirmed as present in Credit Valley Conservation’s jurisdiction. Their presence has been confirmed in the last 20 years (between 2001 and 2021)
Credit Valley Conservation 2022 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report, Our Future Taking Shape, highlights CVC’s activities over the year.
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Credit Valley Conservation Accessibity Plan
CVC is committed to continually improving the accessibility of its programs and services. Review our accessilbity plan.
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Credit Valley Conservation Annual Report 2021
2021 Annual Report highlights CVC’s activities over the year and includes our financial statements.
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Credit Valley Conservation Authority 2024 Budget
This documet summarizes the Credit Valley Conservation Authority 2024 budget.
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Credit Valley Conservation Authority Administrative By-Laws
The CVC Administrative By-laws guide the Board Members in their role as CVC representatives.
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Credit Valley Conservation Fluvial Geomorphic Guidelines: Factsheet VI Scour Analysis
Credit Valley Conservation developed this factsheet to standardize scour assessments in the Credit River Watershed. Infrastructure (such as sewers, utilities, bridge footings, etc.) crossing a watercourse is generally required to be installed below the scour depth.
Credit Valley Conservation Indigenous Engagement Guidelines
This guideline represents our collective and current understanding and lived experience of good practice. It is a living document. CVC still has much to learn. We start from a place of humility and continuous learning.
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Credit Valley Conservation Integrated Watershed Restoration Strategy
Reflecting a systems approach, the Integrated Watershed Restoration Strategy (IWRS) aims through its development and implementation, to adopt an integrated approach to addressing threatened or deteriorated ecosystem features and functions. The IWRS sets out landscape scale priorities for conservation actions; however,decision-making must always factor both site-level and opportunistic considerations (e.g. landowner willingness, specific threats, cost efficiencies, etc).
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Credit Valley Conservation Survey of Municipal Policies and Administrative Approaches for Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Low Impact Development
This report is intended to inform CVC municipalities as to the programmatic approaches and solutions that have been used to integrate LID into stormwater management programs.
Credit Valley Conservation Watershed Report Card 2023
CVC has prepared this report card as a summary of the state of forests and water resources in the Credit River Watershed.
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Credit Valley Conservation’s Showcasing Water Innovation Project Case Study
Overview of CVC’s Showcasing Water Innovation Project.
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Credit Valley Trail Indigenous Experience Implementation Plan
Planning and development of Indigenous place-making along the Credit Valley Trail (CVT) is led by the CVT Indigenous Roundtable (IRT). The IRT is comprised of community members from several Indigenous nations in Canada including community members and Elders from the Missisaguas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) as well as community members from the Credit River Metis Council, Cree, Anishinaabe and Huron-Wendat First Nations.
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