Can Nature Help Address Climate Change?
Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change has the potential to put immense pressure on nearly every aspect of …
Low Impact Development
How We’re Monitoring Stormwater
Have you ever wondered what happens to rainwater when it drains into storm sewers? From a storm sewer, …
Haggert Avenue Bioswale Retrofit Nears Completion
The City of Brampton, in partnership with Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is taking an innovative approach to retrofitting …
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CVC Receives Funds for Smart Blue Roof Pilot Project
November 24, 2020 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) received over $280,000 from Intact Financial Corporation’s Intact Adaptation Action …
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Private Landowners Partner for Stormwater Solutions
When rain falls it needs somewhere to go. On hard surfaces such as roads, parking lots and roofs, …
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Vision and Volunteers Sustain Stewardship at UCM
Building sustainable communities is foundational to the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga’s (UCM) mission. In addition to providing a …
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Walking the Talk: CVC’s Parking Lot Retrofit
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is one of 36 conservation authorities in Ontario that delivers programs and services to …
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Schoolyard Transformation in Progress – Rain Garden Coming Soon
We’re excited to announce a beautiful new rain garden will be constructed at Glendale Public School in City …
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Flooding, erosion and the power of water
Floods come in different varieties. This past Tuesday night in Toronto, heavy rains caused flash flooding across the …
CVC wants to put a pond on its roof
Blue roofs capture and reuse rainwater, instead of letting it flow into municipal sewers. They can reduce the …
The Dangers of Winter Flooding
Residents of the GTA are having a hard time deciding between winter boots or rain boots these days. …
LID Performance Monitoring
Here at Credit Valley Conservation, we continue advance low impact development (LID) approaches to managing stormwater. We’re excited …
Why a New Business Model is Needed for Managing Water
Advances in Low Impact Development (LID) and other treatment technologies are beginning to modernize municipal stormwater systems. At …
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Fall Bus Tour Coined a ‘Must’ Tour by In the Hills Magazine
We’ve been called many things but a ‘roving band of environmental do-gooders’ is perhaps our favourite! Recently, In …
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And the Award goes to….CVC and IMAX
It’s not an Oscar, an Emmy or a Golden Globe but the Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence sure …
Soak it Up: Building a Rain Garden in Alton Village
We built a rain garden at Alton Park this September with the help of volunteers from Intact Insurance …
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Lakeview Ask a Designer Night
The Lakeview Road Revitalization project in Mississauga has come a long way since it began in 2009. On …
Getting the Goods on Low Impact Development
Record rainfall in Canada this summer has devastated homeowners, crippled businesses and caused millions of dollars in damage. …
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Reduced urban flooding through “Green Streets”
On a walk through two unique streets in the Lakeview neighbourhood of Mississauga, visitors might notice meadow flowers …
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IMAX Parking Lot Innovation
CVC started construction earlier this month on another low impact development project, this time at IMAX headquarters in …