Community Conservation grants awarded to local groups

Four community groups and 10 schools will receive Community Conservation Grants from the Grand River Conservation Foundation and the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Grants are awarded to qualified groups and to elementary schools that are undertaking conservation projects in Grand River watershed communities. Grants support environmental projects that are tangible and available for the use or benefit of the entire community. These grants fund part of the project, not usually the entire project.

In Wellington County, $500 grants are going to the following community groups:

- Arthur Trails Group, for two information kiosks at each end of the Arthur River Trail in Wellington North

- Pollination Guelph, for a pollinator habitat on the grounds of Hospice Wellington in Guelph

Wellington County schools will each receive $300 for school yard naturalization projects:

- Eramosa Public School, Rockwood

- Gateway Drive Public School, Guelph

- Jean Little School, Guelph

- St. John Catholic School Parent Council, Arthur.

The grants are given out by the foundation each year, although the number and amount varies.