The Friends of the Grand River was organized to develop, promote and implement projects which will preserve, conserve and enhance the ecology of the Grand River watershed.

Learn more about the organization and history of Friends of the Grand River

Dates to remember:

Board meetings are held the last Thursday evening of every month.

New location:
Veteran's Hall, TCW Municipal Building
1 MacDonald Square
Elora
(see a Google map)

Tree Planting
All done for 2011.. please have a look at all our "old" tree plants on the Swan and Grand Rivers.

Fish stocking
All done for 2011.

Road Clean-Up
Our spring clean ups are now finished but we will be maintaining the garbage kiosks all along the river.

Volunteers are welcome. Your assistance is needed. See our projects and activities sections for more details and contact us if you would like to help the FOGR.

Have you got some time to volunteer?
Contact us to sign up for that project you want to get involved in.

Newsflash archive

Here is a list of all the prize winners at the 2011 Spey Clave and a note of thanks from Randy Wilson, Clave Organizer.

See you next year for the biggest event for the long rod afficionados.

It's with great sadness that I am passing on some very grave news. Tim O'Sullivan (Timmer) had a heart attack last night and was not able to recover.

Visitation at Giddy's Funeral Home in Fergus, 280 St. David Street South, between the hours of 11:00am - 1:00pm, Thursday December 22, 2011.

Larry R. McGratton
President
Friends of the Grand River

Grand Opportunities 2011

Jim McCaw winner of the SAGE Conservation Rod draw

John Dadds winner of the wader package

We were pretty worried with the weather, but actually there was quite a good turnout for this year's Grand Opportunities event. Some people had trouble even driving there because of trees down on Guelph Line and on the way from Brampton, but our best arbiter of attendance -- the steak lunch -- was only down 10% from normal. In the end 95% of the Sage Raffle tickets sold and the used tackle sale set a record for total sale. The draw for all the great Simms gear was also well supported.

A few seminars had to move off-river (lightning!!) but spirits were undampened and we raised quite a good take for conservation. The steaks, yummy buttertarts and pies (homemade in Elora by a famous Church Lady) might have had something to do with that!

Jim McCaw won the Sage draw. He is a great long-term supporter. John Dadds won the Orvis prize.