Kelso Conservation Area is located near
Milton, Ontario
Milton (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census population 110,128) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing mun ...
on the
Niagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in Canada and the United States that runs predominantly east–west from New York through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and into Illinois. The escarpment is most famous as the cliff over ...
and is owned and operated by
Conservation Halton
Conservation Halton, also known as the Halton Region Conservation Authority, is a conservation authority established under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It forms a partnership with the Province of Ontario, the Ministry of Natural ...
. This park has an area of 3.97 square kilometres and contains Lake Kelso which was built for flood control of
Sixteen Mile Creek and has a sandy beach for swimmers in the summer with a food concession and board walk along the lake to the Boat Rental shop which offers the rentals of canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, paddle boats and is also open to any non-motorized watercraft. The Park also offers 20 campsites, 18 reserve-able picnic sites, and two camping/picnic mixed sites. Glen Eden Ski & Snowboard Centre is located in the park and offers downhill skiing, snowboarding and tubing during the winter months. In addition, the
Halton Region Museum is also located on the Kelso grounds. The park also features marked mountain biking and hiking trails.
Lake Kelso also provides a natural, economical and convenient source of very cold water for snow-making for the
Glen Eden Ski & Snowboard Centre; negating the need to use water from Halton's main line utility service.
Lake Kelso
Lake Kelso is a man-made
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
which was created to control the
flooding
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
of
Sixteen Mile Creek in
Milton, Ontario
Milton (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census population 110,128) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing mun ...
. It is found within Kelso Conservation Area and is maintained by
Conservation Halton
Conservation Halton, also known as the Halton Region Conservation Authority, is a conservation authority established under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It forms a partnership with the Province of Ontario, the Ministry of Natural ...
.
One of the founders of
Conservation Halton
Conservation Halton, also known as the Halton Region Conservation Authority, is a conservation authority established under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It forms a partnership with the Province of Ontario, the Ministry of Natural ...
, Allan Day, recalls that before the reservoir was built, "Milton used to get flooded every spring thaw. Milton's main street would get flooded." It was Day who convinced the previous landowner to sell his property to the
Sixteen-Mile Creek Authority in 1961. The authority purchased the land for $40 000 before erecting a $325 000
water control dam a few years later.
Glen Eden
The Glen Eden ski area is located within the Kelso Conservation Area, with
skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...
and
snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...
. The ski area is owned and operated by the
Halton Region Conservation Authority
Conservation Halton, also known as the Halton Region Conservation Authority, is a conservation authority established under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It forms a partnership with the Province of Ontario, the Ministry of Natural ...
. The Glen Eden ski area is highly visible from the eastbound lane of
Highway 401
King's Highway 401, commonly referred to as Highway 401 and also known by its official name as the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway or colloquially referred to as the four-oh-one,
is a controlled-access 400-series highway in the Canadian provin ...
near Milton, Ontario.
See also
*
Beaver Valley
*
Chicopee Ski Club
Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort (formerly "Chicopee Ski Club") is a winter and summer recreation club in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, founded Dec. 29, 1934, as a not-for-profit organisation on .
The Chicopee ski hill has a maximum vertical drop of ...
*
Boler Mountain
Boler Mountain, previously known as the London Ski Club, is a not for profit recreation club in London, Ontario. The mountain is located in the western suburban neighbourhood of Byron and is used for skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in the win ...
*
List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in Canada.
Alberta
* WinSport's Canada Olympic Park (1988 Winter Olympics sliding and jumping events)
*Canmore Nordic Centre (1988 Winter Olympics Nordic and biathlon events)
* Canyon Ski Area - Red Deer
...
References
*Whitnell, Tim (March 15, 2006). "What a difference a Day makes". Burlington Post, p. 1.
External links
Conservation Halton: Kelso Conservation Area
{{Ski areas and resorts in Ontario
Ski areas and resorts in Ontario
Protected areas of the Regional Municipality of Halton
Conservation areas in Ontario