Mattagami Region Conservation Authority

09/02/2026

🌊 WATERSHED WARRIORS: SCHOOLYARD CLEAN-UP CHALLENGE! 🧤🌱

Calling all Timmins-area schools and teachers! Get your class together, head outside, and help keep our schoolyards and our watershed clean!

📅 Register your class by September 25, 2026
🗑️ Pick a day during Source Water Protection Week (Sept. 27–Oct. 3)
🧹 Clean up your schoolyard
📸 Take a photo of your class in action
🏆 Send your photo to the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority by October 5, 2026 for a chance to win a pizza party! 🍕

Every piece of litter picked up is one less piece that could make its way into a storm drain, river, or lake.

Be a Watershed Warrior! 💧💪

Learn more and get the challenge details at www.dwsp.ca or email: [email protected]

09/01/2026

What a Summer! ☀️🌧️

A huge THANK YOU to our awesome summer students for their dedication and teamwork! You survived early mornings, really hot days, torrential rains, old equipment AND somehow still got an incredible amount done! How much?
🌲 86 km of trail grass trimming
🌱 81+ acres of parkland cut weekly
🗑️ 13+ tonnes of garbage collected 😮
🪑 4 new benches built + 26 stained + 10 picnic tables refurbished
🌉 15 culverts and 3 trail bridges
💧 9 water education programs + monthly water sampling
PLUS painting, building, installing, cleaning, and problem-solving along the way.

You worked hard, rolled with the weather, kept things moving and made the summer a whole lot more fun. Thanks to this great team, we couldn’t have done it without you! 👏

08/31/2026

Touch: As you’re on a hike, feel the slopes and the ramps as you’re ascending and descending the terrain of the natural land, the grit of the dirt beneath your shoe, and the ridged grooves of the tree you rest on.

08/26/2026

Thank you Canada Summer Jobs for helping make summer positions possible.
This amazing crew was instrumental during the first few weeks of the season, getting our summer off to a strong start!

We’re grateful for programs that provide our youth with meaningful work experience while supporting the work that keeps our community’s outdoor spaces safe, welcoming and ready to enjoy. 🌲🥾

Thank you to Gaétan Malette, MP Kapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk, for supporting our summer team and so many other employment opportunities for youth in our community.

08/25/2026

Smell: Forested air smells clean and filtered, filled with the scents of native plants like asters and wild bergamot. Focusing on the smell of morning dew and the earth can help you appreciate the beauty of your surroundings and start your day positively fresh.

08/19/2026

Although the weather didn’t cooperate with the YMCA Summer Campers yesterday, our Yellow Fish Road program still moved forward!

Participants learned about the source of our municipal drinking water and why it is so important to keep pollutants out of our storm drains. They explored how contaminants such as oil, garbage, fertilizers, and phosphorus-containing soaps can enter stormwater and ultimately impact our local water bodies and drinking water sources.

Through our Frankie the Fish activities, participants saw firsthand what can happen when we are careless about what goes down the storm drain. They also learned about simple actions they can take every day to help prevent pollution from entering our waterways.

Unfortunately, the rain prevented us from completing the outdoor fish painting activity. Instead, participants were given blank fish cutouts to decorate with the important messages and concepts they learned. These fish will be used to create a mural inside the building, helping spread these important water protection messages to others in the community! 💧

Even when the weather doesn’t cooperate, there are always ways to keep the learning going! 🌧️

08/18/2026

Hearing: As you’re walking on a trail, shut your eyes and tune your ears to what you can hear. Even to the untrained, the number of distinct bird calls will amaze you, and the rustling of leaves will create a calming effect.

08/18/2026

The Timmins Youth Wellness Hub • Carrefour bien-être pour les jeunes Timmins summer party at Gillies Lake Conservation Area has been cancelled.

08/17/2026

Better late than never!

On August 8, the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority hosted a Portable Children’s Water Festival as part of the Timmins Square Kids Club.

Participants had fun learning how municipal drinking water is treated by completing our Source to Sink activity, which follows them on a journey as water droplets through the water treatment process. They also put their knowledge to the test with a friendly game of Dripial Pursuit!

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers - Christina, Ryan, Stephanie and Carey for volunteering their time and helping make this event such a success! We couldn't have done it without you!

A big thank you to for inviting the Mattagami Region Conservation Authority to participate in this fantastic community event. We had a great time bringing water education to the community! 💧

08/12/2026

Today's Library on Wheels at Gillies Lake Conservation Area has been cancelled.

This afternoons Library on Wheels at Gillies Lake (MRCA parking lot) is cancelled.

Come say hi next week on Tuesday, August 18 at 2 p.m. at the Gillies Lake Beach!!