Conestogo Lake

• Blue-green algae spotted in Conestogo Lake reservoir: GRCA

  The Grand River Conservation Authority has issued a warning that blue-green algae has been seen in the reservoir at Conestogo Lake.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
  
• Teen charged after OPP find boat with more people than life jackets on board

  A boat was operating on Conestogo Lake with 11 people on board. OPP marine unit found only four lifejackets on board.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
  
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• ‘He was a fighter’: Father of 4 who died at Conestogo Lake beat cancer 5 years ago

  Wellington County OPP say 33-year-old Matt Ottens jumped into the lake from a boat to help his child in the water and never resurfaced on Sunday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2021
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• Man dies trying to help child in Conestogo Lake: OPP

  Wellington County OPP say a 33-year-old man died while trying to help a child in Conestogo Lake on Sunday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2021
• Charges laid after Kitchener teen was fatally struck by boat on Conestogo Lake

  Wellington County OPP say charges have been laid after a Kitchener teenager was struck and killed by a boat on Conestoga Lake last summer.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2021
• Kitchener teen killed after being stuck by boat on Conestogo Lake

  A Kitchener teen was killed in a boating incident on Conestogo Lake on Sunday afternoon.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2020
• Coronavirus: Bathrooms and beaches opening in Grand River Conservation areas

  The GRCA says gatehouses, beaches and some washrooms have begun to open in many of its conservation areas.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2020
• Minor injuries reported after plane crashes into Conestogo Lake

  Police said the two occupants of the home-built amphibious airplane managed to escape and make it to shore.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2019