Board Meetings

Board Meetings, Agendas & Minutes

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority’s (LSRCA) Board of Directors meet regularly to review conservation projects and conservation area programming, as well as planning and regulatory activities under The Conservation Authorities Act.

Agendas are posted one week in advance of Board meetings.

Meeting Location: All meetings all held in the Administrative Offices , located at 120 Bayview Parkway, Newmarket. For more information or to attend, please contact Trish Barnett at t.barnett@LSRCA.on.ca.

Public Attendance at Board Meetings: The public may attend Board of Directors’ meetings; however, any person wishing to be heard by the Board of Directors shall submit a request in writing to the Office of the CAO, at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting date. Requests made within fewer than ten (10) business day of a meeting shall be accommodated at the next scheduled Board of Directors’ meeting. Requests shall include materials to be presented.

Meeting Schedule and Agendas

2026
2025
2024
2023
2022

Date	Agenda	Highlights	Supporting Documents
Annual General Meeting Friday, January 23, 2026 9:00 a.m.	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	2026 Budget Presentation
Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, March 6th 9:00 a.m.
Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, April 17th 9:00 a.m.
Source Protection Authority Meeting and Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, May 29th 9:00 a.m.
Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, July 10th 9:00 a.m.
Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, August 21st 9:00 a.m.
Board of Directors’ Meeting Friday, October 21st 9:00 a.m.

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Date	Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Supporting Documents
Annual General Meeting Friday, January 24th 9:00a-12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2025 Restoration Accomplishments Presentation 2025 Budget Presentation 2025 Annual Priorities Presentation
Friday, March 28th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Fourth Quarter 2024 Draft Unaudited Financial Report
Friday, May 23rd 9:00a – 12:00p	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda LSRCA Short Agenda LSRCA Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Transformation 2022-2024 Strategic Plan – Final Report 2026 Budget Assumptions DETERMINATION – Strategic Plan Update Chloride in the Lake Simcoe Watershed
Friday, July 25th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Second Quarter 2025 Financial Report Lake Simcoe Conservation Preserve Update
Friday, September 26th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	North York Durham Sewage Solutions Expansion Project Blue-green Algal Blooms on Lake Simcoe Scanlon Creek Nature Centre Progress Update Nature Based Climate Resilience Solutions Administrative Offices Permeable Parking Area
Friday, December 5th 9:00a – 12:00p (rescheduled from November 28th)	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda LSRCA Short Agenda LSRCA Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	SPA Section 36 Amendment Water Soldier Working Group Deputation Third Quarter 2025 Financial Update Phosphorus Loads to Lake Simcoe 2021-2023 Bill 68 and the Proposed Consolidation of Conservation Authorities
Friday, December 19th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2026 Draft Capital and Operating Budget Presentation Tatham Report – December 2023 D M Wills Report – April 2024 D M Wills Report – June 2025

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Date	Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Supporting Documents
Friday, December 20th 10:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Park Prescription Presentation Scanlon Creek Nature Centre – General Contractor Award Presentation 2025 Proposed Budget Presentation
Friday, November 22nd 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Third Quarter 2024 Financial Report Presentation Digital Strategy Presentation
Friday, October 25th Meeting Cancelled
Friday, September 27th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Watershed-based Resource Management Strategy Presentation Conservation Areas Strategy Presentation
Friday, July 26th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minute s	Blue-green Algal Blooms Update Second Quarter 2024 Financial Report New Subwatershed Plans Online Platform Asset Management Strategy Update
Friday, June 21st 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes
Friday, May 24th 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2025 Budget Assumptions Presentation Regulation Limit Mapping Update Presentation W.F. Baird Report
Friday, April 26th 9:00a – 12:00p	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2023 Restoration Program Accomplishments
Friday, March 22nd 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda as Amended Full Agenda as Amended	Highlights	Minutes	Update to Staff Report No. 20-24-BOD – Delegation of Officers 2023 Unaudited Financial Results and 2024 Proposed Budget Presentation
Friday, February 23rd 9;00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda as Amended Full Agenda as Amended	Highlights	Minutes	Strategic Plan Progress and 2023 Annual Priorities Update Enabling Services 2023 Survey Results Conservation Authorities Act New Regulation Overview
Friday, January 26th Annual General Meeting 9:00a – 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Lake Management Update

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Date	Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Supporting Documents
December 15th 10am -12pm120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Fixed Link Project Update
November 24th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Third Quarter 2023 Financial Report Chloride in the Lake Simcoe Watershed Flood Management Programs
October 27th Meeting cancelled
September 29th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Education Program Overview Lake Levels in the Lake Simcoe Watershed
July 28th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Preserve Baseline Documentation Report Preserve Stewardship Plan
June 23rd 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2024 Budget Assumptions Presentation Stormwater Management Presentation
May 26th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2018-2020 Phosphorus Loads Presentation Landholdings Presentation Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation Presentation
April 28th 9am-10am Source Protection Authority10am-12pm Board of Directors 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda Board Short Agenda Board Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	BDO’s Report to the Board Top Restoration Projects
March 24th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Watershed Planning Presentation 2022 Unaudited Financial Report and 2023 Capital and Operating Budget Presentation Summary of Bill 229 Changes Presentation
February 24th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	The Health of Lake Simcoe Watershed Report Card 2023 Bill 23 Updates
January 27th 9:30am -1:30pm Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford Street, Newmarket, ON	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes

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Date	Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Supporting Documents
December 16th 10am -12pm Video Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Bill 23 update presentation
November 25th 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	3rd Quarter 2022 Financial Report
November 18th 9am -10am (Special Meeting of the Board of Directors)Video Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Proposed Bill 23 Presentation
October 28th 9am -12pm	Meeting cancelled
September 23rd 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Land Cover Change Presentation Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Presentation
July 22nd 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2nd Quarter 2022 Financial Report
June 24th 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2023 Budget Assumptions
May 27th 9am -12pm	Meeting cancelled
April 22nd Source Protection Meeting 9amVideo Recording available upon requestBoard of Directors’ Meeting 9:30am Video Recording available upon request	Short SPA Agenda Full SPA AgendaShort Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	Newly Acquired Georgina Lands
March 25th 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	4th Quarter 2021 Financial Report
February 25th 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	2022 Budget Presentation
January 28th 9am -12pmVideo Recording available upon request	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes

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Minutes Archive 2014 – 2021

Board of Directors meeting agendas and minutes from 2014 – 2021 are available on request. To make a request, please contact Trish at t.barnett@LSRCA.on.ca.

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