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Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority

A collage of programme covers and highlights of auction over 35 years.

36th Conservation Auction online for 2026

The 36th Conservation Auction, online for 2026, takes place starting April 9, 2026 and ending at 8 p.m. on April 16, 2026. The 50-50 Raffle Draw Ticket winner will be drawn at 4 p.m. on April 16.
Local member municipalities receive first Decade Award for vision and legacy.

Municipalities honoured with Decade Award

Ausable Bayfield Conservation's member municipalities receive first Decade Award.
Angela Van Niekerk; ABCA Chair Ray Chartrand; and award winner William Dunlop.

William Dunlop is Conservationist of the Year

William Dunlop, of the Thedford area, is winner of the Conservationist of the Year Award
A collage of Conservation Auctions over the years.
Conservation Auction online April 9-16, 2026
The 36th Conservation Auction, online for 2026, starts on Thursday, April 9, 2026 and ends at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2026. You may buy your 50-50 raffle draw tickets now.

The logo for Footprints to Forests with a foot and a tree and the words Calculate, Donate, Plant.
Calculate. Donate. Plant.
Donate to local tree planting, through Footprints to Forests, to capture carbon. Calculate. Donate. Plant.