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Main Office Phone Numbers : 613-692-3571 / 1-800-267-3504
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3240 River Road
Ottawa,Ontario
Phone: 613-692-3571 ext. 1100
Dawn to dusk
Activities and Amenities
W. A. Taylor is set along the beautiful Rideau River and is one of the best spots to launch your boat or enjoy a quiet picnic with the family. Picnic tables and privies are on site.
Trails: 1.0km
Special Features
- short nature trail
- boat launch
- picnic area
Please use caution on the water! The Rideau River is part of a busy navigation channel. It is every boater's responsibility to know the hazards along their route and to ensure they have proper safety equipment on board. For a list of required equipment and complete rules and regulations, visit Transport Canada’s Office of Boating Safety and read the Safe Boating Guide.
Pond Ecology
By exploring Baxter’s pond, students will learn about the diversity of life in a freshwater pond habitat and how these animals have adapted to life under water. Using nets, basins and fact sheets, students will get up close and personal with the animals that call the pond home.
Additional Info
- Grade K, 1, 2, 3
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall
Tree Tales
Why are trees such an amazing and important part of our landscape? Discover all about these green giants using GPS units to navigate through the forests of Foley Mountain.
Additional Info
- Grade 3, 4, 5, 6
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall
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Category 2 MOU/Agreements
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Plan Review/Service Agreements
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RVCA Celebrates 50 Years of Conservation
253 Winding Way
Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 613-692-3571 ext. 1100
Open year round
Dawn to dusk
subject to winter conditions
Activities and Amenities
This wonderful 23-acre parcel of conservation land is located on the west bank of the Rideau River on Prince of Wales Drive between Winding Way and Lodge Road. It consists mainly of natural river shoreline, wetlands and flood plain areas that are unique in the City of Ottawa. It forms a passive recreational area for the Chapman Mills community. Parking is located off Winding Way. Come enjoy the picnic shelter, scenic lookouts along the trail, walkways and boardwalks that lead pedestrians on a 1.5 km stroll through some sensitive and beautiful habitats, and read the interpretive signs telling the environmental story at points along the path.
The land for Chapman Mills Conservation Areas was a gift to the people of the Rideau Valley from the South Nepean Development Corporation, along with additional land ceded from Parks Canada. Minto Development Inc. provided the development funds necessary to carry out the improvements for public use of Chapman Mills Conservation Area.
Trails: 1.5km
Download the PDF
Open Avenza map
Please use caution on the water! The Rideau River is part of a busy navigation channel.It is every boater's responsibility to know the hazards along their route and to ensure they have proper safety equipment on board. For a list of required equipment and complete rules and regulations, visit Transport Canada’s Office of Boating Safety and read the Safe Boating Guide. Please note that swimming is prohibited at Chapman Mills Conservation Area.
Special Feature - Fish Habitat Creation Projects
Chapman Mills Conservation Area is the site of two “fish habitat compensation projects” to improve the quantity and quality of fish habitat along the Rideau River shoreline within the City of Ottawa.
Interpretive signs created for the projects
Fish Habitat Creation at Chapman Mills (click to enlarge)
Habitat Enhancement at Chapman Mills - click to enlarge
With support through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program/Avec l’appui du Programme d’infrastructure communautaire de Canada 150.
Insect Study
Put on your detective’s hat and investigate some incredible insects. Students use nets and containers to collect as many different creatures as they can. Learn about what makes an insect an insect and how they have adapted to their environment, and what makes them so special to the natural world. This program compliments Pond Ecology and the two go well together as a full day of program.
Additional Info
- Grade 1, 2, 3, 4
- Season Spring, Summer
Improving and Doubling the Size of a Wetland
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Instincts for Survival
How do animals survive in their habitats? What are the skills of a predator? What is the human impact on animal life? Do you have the instincts for survival? This active wide game will help students understand some of the realities of the animal world and have a bunch of fun at the same time!
Additional Info
- Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
The RVCA Board of Directors is made up of appointees from the Rideau's 18 member municipalities plus an agricultural member appointed by the Minister. These representatives oversee the work of the conservation authority.
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Member
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Representing
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| Councillor Kristin Strackerjan - Chair | Municipality of North Grenville |
| City of Ottawa | |
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VACANT
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Deputy Mayor Adrian Wynands
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Deputy Reeve Brian Dowdall
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| Councillor Susan Irwin | Township of Central Frontenac |
| VACANT | City of Clarence Rockland |
| Reeve Steve Fournier | |
| Deputy Mayor Anne Barr | Village of Merrickville-Wolford |
| Councillor Trevor Johnson | |
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VACANT
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| Councillor David Brown | City of Ottawa |
| Councillor Sean Devine | City of Ottawa |
| Councillor Theresa Kavanagh | City of Ottawa |
| Councillor Wilson Lo | City of Ottawa |
| Councillor Gary Waterfield | Town of Perth |
| Councillor Jeff Banks | Township of Rideau Lakes |
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Mayor Shawn Pankow
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| Councillor Adam Turcotte | |
| Councillor Angela Pierman | |
| Councillor Barry Card | |
| Mel Foster | Agricultural Sector |
