Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) regrettably will be postponing all in-person conferences, events and programs until further notice, to proactively protect participants, and all who would be in attendance, from the potential risk of contracting COVID-19.
Please view the events calendar for our online learning programs and workshops.
TRCA Events Calendar
Come out and explore Toronto and the GTA by joining an event! Find everything on our events calendar, from webinars and e-learning, to guided hikes, festivals and seasonal events, along with workshops and public consultations. See listings for today, this weekend, and each month.
Webinar: MECP’s New On-Site and Excess Soil Management Regulation
@ Online Webinar
Apr 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight Ontario’s new regulatory changes that will make it safer and easier for more excess soil to be reused locally. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar...
Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight how to obtain MECP approval for stormwater management (SWM) pond sediment reuse under the new ‘Excess Soil regulation’ and how changes in urban land use practices could increase SWM pond sediment...
Webinar: Application of Geotextiles in Civil Engineering
@ Online Webinar
May 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will provide a review of the four basic functions of geotextiles and the corresponding design criteria that are most critical to consider for those specific applications. This webinar is being offered as part...
May 14 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight examples of monitoring protocols taken from active construction sites and permanent stormwater facilities to showcase how the monitoring strategy can inform or bias our observations and interpretation of results. This webinar...
Virtual Training – Introduction to Visual OTTHYMO (VO) – May 15 & May 22
@ Online / Virtual Training
May 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
9:00 am
This is an introduction to Visual OTTHYMO (VO) – the hydrologic modelling software for watershed analysis, site plan and stormwater management pond design | Early Bird Registration Price – $75.00 until May 4, 2020 / Regular...
Webinar: The Latest on ESC Standards and Related Research
@ Online Webinar
May 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will introduce the soon-to-be published ESC Installation and Maintenance standard, which is the follow up standard to CSA/W202-18, ESC Inspection and Monitoring. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020...
Webinar: MECP’s Stormwater Consolidated Permissions Framework
@ Online Webinar
May 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
10:00 am
This webinar will address the benefits of the new ECA framework that will provide flexibility to the modification and installation of stormwater infrastructure in your area. This webinar is being offered as part of the...
Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
10:00 am
This webinar will focus on how establishing a subwatershed-scale stormwater ECA will enhance transparency, collaboration, and adaptive management of the receiving system among all parties. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA...
Jun 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will review performance results from over 45 thermal mitigation projects in Ontario and presents data on two new techniques recently installed and monitored in Brampton, Ontario. This webinar is being offered as part...
Webinar: Where Did All the Concrete Go?
@ Online Webinar
Jun 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight lessons learned from landscape planting to reduce erosion and limit sediment transportation. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To View and Register for the...
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
10:00 am
This webinar will highlight innovative technologies available to effectively address unique project variables dealing with challenging soils and various erosion risks. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To...
Jul 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will review the City of London’s Environmental Assessment to determine the feasibility of implementing various infrastructure projects in conjunction with others, such as potentially decommissioning Springbank Dam. This webinar is being offered as...
Jul 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will introduce participants to the Low Impact Development Life Cycle Costing Tool (LID LCCT), an MS Excel based spreadsheet tool that allows users to generate cost estimates for several LID stormwater practices. This...
Webinar: The Onondaga County Save the Rain Program
@ Online Webinar
Jul 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will focus on the lessons learned and success stories from the construction of over 200 GI projects to date. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To...
Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will touch on the barriers that have prevented wide-scale uptake of low impact development (LID) of private property and focus on the technical aspects of the study and will explore the ‘one water’...
Webinar: Anionic PAM: Correct Usage and Application
@ Online Webinar
Aug 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will cover three major approaches to using polymer enhanced best management practices and will detail and illustrate the most common and effective polymer enhanced best management practices that have been quantified and proven...
Aug 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will introduce current specifications and examine how a qualified landscape professional mixes and tests amended soils. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To View and Register...
Sep 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will examine the nonlinear relationship between LID sizing depth and average annual retention volume, and understand the effect of soil type on LID sizing depth and average annual retention volumes. This webinar is...
Webinar: Performance of Mature Bioretention
@ Online Webinar
Sep 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight the findings of recent investigations into the performance of Ontario bioretention cells and the maintenance practices that were implemented in various locations This webinar is being offered as part of the...
Sep 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will allow participants to understand how TRCA plans to utilize the latest technology to continue improving its erosion monitoring through 2020 and beyond. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA...
Oct 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will focus on how to recognize groundwater sapping and the contribution it has to slope instability and erosion within the valleys of southern Ontario. This webinar is being offered as part of the...
Webinar: The Ups and Downs of Using Wood in Stream Restoration
@ Online Webinar
Oct 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight the value of using wood in stream restoration projects and why regulators should encourage designers to include wood in more designs. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA...
Webinar: New Standards Help Build Resiliency Against Flooding
@ Online Webinar
Oct 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight two new CSA publications recently published that will help build resiliency against flooding through flood resilient design of new residential communities and through the data on extreme precipitation events that aids...
In class: Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control Training and Exam – Vaughan, ON
@ Earth Rangers - Kortright Centre for Conservation
Oct 21 – Oct 22 all-day
12:00 am
The cutoff date for Level 3 exam applications is Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | Course registration deadline is Friday, October 9, 2020. | Please Note: We are exploring all options to deliver this training as a...
Oct 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will provide an overview of the City of Toronto’s Green Streets program, the process that is underway for developing Green Infrastructure standards and why they are required. This webinar is being offered as...
Webinar: So, It Rained a Meter, Now What?
@ Online Webinar
Oct 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight how designers/engineers are tasked with the impossible: preventing large scale flooding. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To View and Register for the “Entire”...
Nov 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar presents findings from a three-year field monitoring study comparing the run-off characteristics of simulated lawn test plots receiving roof drainage, located at the Kortright Centre in Vaughan, Ontario. This webinar is being offered...
Webinar: Optimizing Your Temporary Sediment Basin
@ Online Webinar
Nov 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will discuss all the design and maintenance factors needed to achieve the maximum sediment retention. This webinar is being offered as part of the TRIECA 2020 Webinar Series. To View and Register for...
Webinar: Skimmer Basins 101
@ Online Webinar
Nov 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will cover several topics related to skimmer basin design including, standards for determining the volume of sediment storage and technical guidance on how to model skimmers in stormwater modeling software packages. This webinar...
Dec 3 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will examine the approach used to build a Stormwater Management Master Plan that integrated flood control and stormwater drainage while improving and protecting both groundwater and surface water quality. This webinar is being...
Dec 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will highlight research conducted that explores how local erosive rainfall (R-values) in the City of Calgary has changed in the past 20 years, increasing by 2.14 times. This webinar is being offered as...
Dec 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm
This webinar will address internal phosphorus loading from lake sediments with an alum treatment to flip the shallow lake from a turbid to a clear water state. This webinar is being offered as part of...
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