Conservation chair named to provincial board

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is pleased to announce that its chair, Virginia Hackson, has been elected to the executive board of Conservation Ontario, where she was appointed treasurer and chair of their budget and audit committee.

"Conservation Ontario is an important partner in the conservation work being done in (the province)," Hackson said. "It is a privilege for me to accept this position, where I believe I can use my experience to make a meaningful contribution."

Hackson is currently in her third consecutive term as councillor in the Town of East Gwillimbury.