The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) is seeing a lot more people than normal, and officials are urging everyone to keep respecting the rules if they want to keep visiting. “We’ve been really happy the way people have been using our areas to date.
People have been following rules and and we hope that continues,” said Steve Sauder of the UTRCA. “We really want to keep these facilities open for people.” While the UTRCA is not considered an essential service and is therefore impacted by provincial legislation aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19, the conservation authority notes that its parks and trails are open during daylight hours for cottagers, club members, and seasonal campers to take a walk, go for a bicycle ride,