HCA Main Administrative Office - Woodend
905-525-2181 or 905-648-4427
(Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
If you have an emergency and need to contact HCA officials
after normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, please call 905-523-8787.
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Hamilton Conservation Authority
Specific Department Contact
Main Office
Mailing Address
Hamilton Conservation Authority
P.O. Box 81067
838 Mineral Springs Road
Ancaster, ON
L9G 4X1
Telephone Numbers
905-525-2181 or 905-648-4427
(Bsiness hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Fax Number
905-648-4622
General email:
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Staff List
Main Office Phone Number
905-525-2181 or 905-648-4427
Senior Management
Chris Firth-Eagland, Chief Administrative Officer, ext. 110
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Tony Horvat, Director, Land Management, ext 113
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Scott Peck, Director, Watershed Planning & Engineering, ext 130
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Neil McDougall, Secretary Treasurer, ext 120
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Bruce Mackenzie, Director, Customer Service, ext. 168
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Lisa Burnside, Director, Human Resources, ext. 126
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Administration & Finance
Chris Firth-Eagland, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), ext. 110
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Judy Love, Executive Assistant, ext. 112
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Neil McDougall, Secretary Treasurer, ext. 120
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Raka Harvey, Business Systems Analyst, ext. 121
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Kristine Leach, Financial Analyst, ext. 122
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Patricia Paetkau, Revenues Clerk, ext. 123
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Irene Paron, Revenues Clerk, ext. 128
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Accounts Payable, ext. 124
Human Resources
Lisa Burnside, Director, Human Resources, ext. 126
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Nancy Watts, Payroll & Benefits Specialist, ext. 170
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Beth Stormont, Education Program Manager, 905-627-1233
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Hamilton Conservation Foundation
Joan Bell, Manager, Executive Director Foundation, ext. 111
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Toby Tresidder, Administrative Coordinator, Hamilton Conservation Foundation, ext. 129
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Joel Konik, Grants Officer, Hamilton Conservation Foundation, Ext. 143
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Marketing & Communications
Garnet Cowsill, Manager, Marketing and Communications, ext. 136
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Brittany Berlinghoff, Information Services Receptionist, ext. 0
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Lindsay Davidson, HCA Information Officer, ext. 127
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Sarah Gauden, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, ext. 151
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Chris Hamilton, Community Relations Information Officer, ext. 146
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Tricia Leong, Graphic Artist, ext. 145
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Events
Sofia Stanidis, Business Development Coordinator, ext. 142
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Watershed Planning & Engineering
Scott Peck, Director, Watershed Engineering & Planning, ext. 130
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Mike Stone, Manager, Watershed Planning Services, ext. 133
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Hazel Breton, Manager, Water Resource Engineering, ext. 137
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Doug Mallory, IT Manager, ext. 154
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Jonathan Bastien, Water Resources Engineer, ext. 138
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Brian Agnew, Database Administrator/Analyst, ext. 233
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Elizabeth Berestecki, Watershed Officer, ext. 162
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John Butcher, GIS Database Technician, ext. 195
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Nora Jamieson, Watershed Planner, ext. 132
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Darren Kenny, Watershed Officer, ext 131
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Tawnia Martel, Aquatic Ecologist, ext 158
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Lesley McDonell, Terrestrial Ecologist, ext 231
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Alex Nizharadze, Water Resources Technologist, ext. 232
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Val Pazzi, Administrative Assistant, Watershed Planning/Engineering, ext. 135
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Nicholas Schwetz, Natural Areas Inventory Coordinator
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Anuja Ramgoolam, Dundas Valley Project Co-ordinator, ext. 157
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Richard Woodworth, GIS Specialist, ext. 161
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Hamilton-Halton Watershed Stewardship
Sheila O'Neal, Manager, Hamilton-Halton Watershed Stewardship, ext. 164
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Cherish Elwell, Watershed Stewardship Technician
Landowners in Hamilton Conservation Authority's watershed, ext 181
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Jeff Stock, Watershed Stewardship Technician
Landowners in Conservation Halton's watershed, 905-336-1158 ext. 263
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Kent Rundle, Watershed Restoration Technician, ext 189
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Land Management
HRCA, Workshop
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Tony Horvat, Director, Land Management, ext. 113
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Alexander Bell, Manager, Design and Development, ext. 190
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Don McConnell, Manager, Fleet & Construction, ext. 117
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Roger Ashton, Electrician, ext. 152
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Stuart Bootsma, Senior Carpenter Tradesperson, ext. 115
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Rob Gray, Construction Foreman, ext. 194
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Matthew Hall, Conservation Area Designer, ext. 118
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Craig Murray, Conservation Designer, ext. 192
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Rick Olesuik, Mechanic-Garage, ext. 116
Sandra Winninger, Administrative Assistant, Land Management Division, ext. 114
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Directions
Directions to HCA Main Office
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From Toronto:
- Take Highway 403 West to Hamilton and climb the escarpment to the Rousseau (Mohawk Road) exit.
- At the third stoplight, turn left onto Wilson Street in Ancaster
- At the first stoplight on Wilson, turn right onto Sulphur Springs Road. Travel to the T‐ intersection (3 way stop)
- Turn right at this intersection. This is still Sulphur Springs Road. Proceed down the hill into the valley
- Stay on the paved road for approximately 2 kilometres, it becomes Mineral Springs just past the entrance to the Hermitage
- The HCA main office is the stone building on the left side. Drive over small hill to 3rd driveway to visitors parking. Reception is located at the top of the wooden stairs.
From Brantford:
- Take Highway 403 east to Wilson Street (Highway 2) exit to Ancaster
- Travel through town to first light
- Turn left onto Fiddler’s Green Road (church and school on corner)
- Turn right onto Jerseyville Road
- Immediately turn left onto Lover’s Lane
- At 3 way proceed as above into the valley. Lover’s Lane becomes Sulphur Springs Road at 3 way stop