http://ottawariverkeeper.ca The Ottawa Riverkeeper en-us Copyright 2005 2012-05-25T19:21:08-04:00 hourly Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:38:00 -0400 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/leaked_changes_to_federal_fisheries_act_affect_ottawa_river/ Documents leaked this week indicate that the federal government is planning to change the ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:43:00 -0500 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/please_support_the_2012_water_38_wastewater_budgets/ On February 22nd the City of Ottawa’s Water and Wastewater Operating Budgets will go before City ... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:28:00 -0500 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/something_stinks_between_watson_and_baird_1/ E. coli This past week we’ve seen the issue of sewage in the Ottawa River at the centre of ... Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:15:00 -0400 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/environmental_protection_weakened_by_federal_budget_cuts/ It’s no surprise that escalating environmental concerns are prompting a growing need for ... Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:21:00 -0400 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/grandfather_commanda_a_man_of_wisdom_and_inspiration/ Ottawa Riverkeeper is sad to learn that Algonquin Elder William Commanda, known by the ... Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:17:00 -0400 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/riverkeeper_s_point_of_view_community_water_supply/ Do you know where your tap water comes from? How much of it there is? How often it is tested or ... Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:47:00 -0400 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/local_communities_struggle_with_the_challenge_of_treating_septage/ The majority of citizens in the Ottawa-Gatineau area live in dwellings which are serviced by ... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:56:00 -0400 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/riverkeeper_calls_for_community_based_decision_making_1/ All around the Ottawa River Watershed there are plans in the making. Plans to build dams, plans ... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:33:00 -0500 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/take_action_use_less_road_salt/ Road salts pose a significant threat to our environment and put the health of our groundwater ... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:02:00 -0500 http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/blog/urgent_save_the_beaver_pond_1/ Clearcutting of the Beaver Pond Forest has begun. KNL Developments, a partnership between ...