By the early 20th Century, the Grand River was rightly described as an “open sewer.” The Grand River Conservation Commission (later the Grand River Conservation Authority) was created in the 1930s to address water quality, water supply and flooding issues. It was Canada’s first water management agency and one of the first in the world.
Previous prize winners
Thiess International River Prize
Mara River
With a clear vision and in anticipation of potential conflict arising over scarc...
Thiess International River Prize
River Rhine
The International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR) received the...
Thiess International River Prize
Lake Eyre Basin
The Lake Eyre Basin Partnership drove the protection of the Lake Eyre Basin, hav...