Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 12

127 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 11 trees annually to residents. The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) supplies the township with trees like cedar, sugar maple, White Oak, Red Maple, and White Spruce at a reduced cost. The GRCA also gives grants to improve the water quality through a partnership with farmers, the conservation authority, and the region. Nowak notes, “There is pond in Wellesley and because of the program that they initiated, the water that’s coming into that pond now is probably cleaner than it’s ever been, so they’ve been a great organization to work with.” The GRCA also stocks their portion of the Conestogo River with trout annually. The township is also looking into more solar projects, electric vehicle charging stations, and when the new arena is built they will completely utilize electric ice resurfacing. In the coming years, Nowak hopes to add to the Township’s complement of seniors housing, so TOWNSHI P OF WELLESLEY , ONTAR IO Supplied quality land and developed plans for 6 subdivisions Continues to work with the Township on future land development Developing land in the Township of Wellesley since 1974