GRCA photo contest winners announced

Scott Munro of Rockwood has received first prize in the historic category of the Grand River Conservation Authority’s (GRCA) photo contest.

Nearly 270 photos were submitted during 2014. The winners were people who combined their enjoyment of getting outdoors with photography. Many awesome pictures didn’t make it into the winners’ circle so the judges faced some challenges during the selection process. The photos submitted show the diversity of beautiful landscapes and recreational activities in the watershed today and in the past.

The Hammond/Munro family has fond memories of times spent at Belwood Lake spanning three generations. Munro, originally of Fergus, submitted this photograph of his mother, the late Sheilah Hammond Munro, and her cousin, playing on the beach at the lake in 1947. This was just five years after the lake was created by the construction of the Shand Dam in 1942.

“Belwood Lake was always a large part of our lives. My grandfather always had a boat, and we all learned to fish, water ski and swim there,” said Munro. “We had many good family moments at Belwood.”