John Challinor II和Shawn Watters在各省合并保护当局的计划中,再次当选为GRCA的主席和副主席。 John Challinor II and Shawn Watters re-elected as GRCA chair and vice-chair amid plans for provincial consolidation of conservation authorities.

在2026年1月23日的会议之后,John Challinor II和Shawn Watters又被誉为大河养护局董事会主席和副主席,任期一年。 John Challinor II and Shawn Watters were acclaimed for another one-year term as chair and vice-chair of the Grand River Conservation Authority board, following a January 23, 2026, meeting. GRCA有26名成员,由流域各市任命,它正在准备制定潜在的省级立法,将安大略省36个保护当局合并为最多7个区域机构。 The GRCA, with 26 members appointed by municipalities in the watershed, is preparing for potential provincial legislation that could consolidate Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into as few as seven regional bodies. 自2025年11月以来,董事会举行了战略会议,讨论拟议的变革,Challinor II表示对董事会适应能力的信心。 The board has held strategic meetings since November 2025 to address the proposed changes, with Challinor II expressing confidence in the board’s ability to adapt.