The Nickel District Conservation Authority is a conservation authority in

Greater Sudbury Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the List of the largest cities and to ...

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. Formed in 1973 by the merger of two former conservation authorities in the region, the Junction Creek Conservation Authority in Sudbury and the Whitson Valley Conservation Authority in

Valley East A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...

, the authority oversees the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources in the Sudbury area. The NDCA has jurisdiction over an area of , centred on the

Wanapitei River The Wanapitei River (French: ''Rivière Wanapitei'') is a river in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the French River. The river's source is Scotia Lake, a small lake east of Halfway Lake ...

, Vermilion River and Whitefish River watersheds. It also manages the

Lake Laurentian Conservation Area The Lake Laurentian Conservation Area (french: Zone de conservation du lac Laurentien) is a conservation area in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Extending from the southeastern shore of Lake Ramsey to the Southeast Bypass, the park incorporates a large ...

in Sudbury. The authority is overseen by a seven-member board appointed by the City of Greater Sudbury.

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Nickel District Conservation Authority
Conservation authorities in Ontario Municipal government of Greater Sudbury Organizations based in Greater Sudbury 1973 establishments in Ontario Organizations established in 1973 {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub