Authorities Act, the Conservation Authority is a body corporate. It has repre- 

 sentatives from all of the municipalities wholly or partly within the watershed, — 

 that is, towns, cities, villages and townships, including those municipalities, if 

 any, which voted against the establishment of an Authority, 



Thus, from the above, it will be seen that the establishment of a Conserva- 

 tion Authority is a simple legal matter. The meeting at which the vote is taken 

 to establish a Conservation Authority is presided over by a senior civil servant 

 who forwards a report of the meeting, together with the resolution, to the Min- 

 ister. Since the passing of the Act, not one request, passed by the necessary 

 majority, for the establishment of an Authority has been refused. 



At the end of March, 1962, there were 31 Conservation Authorities cover- 

 ing a total area of 20,653 square miles, and involving 455 municipalities. The 

 Authorities range in size from the largest, — the Grand Valley Conservation 

 Authority, with an area of 2,614 square miles, to the smallest (the Mattagami) 

 of 34 square miles. In the 455 municipalities which belong to Conservation 

 Authorities, are 20 cities, 74 towns, 80 villages, 280 townships, and the muni- 

 cipalitiy of Metropolitan Toronto. These municipalities appoint a total of 623 

 representatives, who, together with the three government-appointed representa- 

 tives to Authorities, give a total membership of 727. 



Conservation A uthority 

 Ausable River 

 Big Creek Region 

 Catfish Creek 

 Central Lake Ontario 

 Credit Valley 

 Crowe Valley 

 Ganaraska Region 

 Grand Valley 

 Holland Valley 

 Junction Creek 

 Maitland Valley 

 Mattagami Valley 

 Metropolitan Toronto 



and Region 

 Moira River 

 Napanee Valley 

 Neebing Valley 

 Niagara Peninsula 

 North Grey Region 

 Nottawasaga Valley 

 Otonabee Region 

 Otter Creek 

 Sauble Valley 

 Saugeen Valley 

 Sixteen Mile Creek 

 South Nation River 

 Spencer Creek 

 Sydenham Valley 

 Lower Thames Valley 

 Upper Thames River 

 Twelve Mile Creek 

 Whitson Valley 



When Established 

 July 30, 1946 

 September 9, 1948 

 February 23, 1950 

 July 17, 1958 

 May 13, 1954 

 November 6, 1958 

 October 8, 1946 

 February 26, 1948 

 September 6, 1951 

 December 12, 1957 

 September 6, 1951 

 November 30, 1961 

 February 1, 1957 



July 31, 1947 

 November 20, 1947 

 July 15, 1954 

 April 30, 1959 

 June 5, 1957 

 May 5, 1960 

 July 9, 1959 

 August 5, 1954 

 July 17, 1958 

 March 16, 1950 

 December 20, 1956 

 May 8, 1947 

 May 8, 1958 

 January 12, 1961 

 February 2, 1961 

 September 18, 1947 

 June 12, 1958 

 September 3, 1959 



665 



610 

 189 

 242 

 391 

 775 

 229 

 2,614 

 232 

 125 

 984 

 34 

 968 



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1,056 sq. 



307 sq. 

 86 sq. 



950 sq. 



655 sq. 

 1,210 sq. 



603 sq. 



323 sq. 



521 sq. 

 1,619 sq. 



159 sq. 

 1,512 sq. 



101 sq. 

 1,052 sq. 



869 sq. 

 1,325 sq. 



124 sq. 



123 sq. 



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