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The water levels on the Ottawa River are lower than they’ve been in almost a century, putting fish and other wildlife at risk. “I’ve paddled here for 35 years and it’s the first time I’ve ever seen it like this,” said kayaker John Cockburn. “This year it’s really just gone from low to lower.” Experts say the dry winter combined with a ...
OTTAWA – Fish in the Ottawa River are threatened by the lowest water levels in a century, the executive director of Ottawa Riverkeeper says, even as Ottawans are taking more water out. Meredith Brown said last winter’s light snowfalls had affected water levels in the river this summer. “We had such low snow this year. That’s really the primary driver.” Temperatures in the ...
The extreme heat and humidity experienced across much of Ontario and Quebec last week, from Monday, July 4 to Friday, July 9, has raised additional concerns about the already record-low water levels across the region and has prompted warnings about residents’ energy consumption. The official heat wave also had an evaporation effect on the local rivers. On Tuesday, July 13, the Ottawa ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ON – Ottawa Riverkeeper is proud to be named as a top 10 finalist for the 2010 national Hometown Heroes Award. The Hometown Heroes Award Program was established in 2004 by Earth Day Canada to recognize and celebrate environmental leaders, groups and organizations who foster meaningful, long–term community awareness and action. Ottawa Riverkeeper has ...
Ottawa Riverkeeper, in cooperation with the National Capital Commission (NCC), is pleased to announce the formation of an advisory committee for the Ottawa River Summit, a multi-community initiative to encourage collaboration on issues and projects that affect the health and future of the Ottawa River. This first Ottawa River Summit, scheduled to take place on August 27, 2010, will be directed ...
The Ottawa River is a shadow of its usual self. That’s hardly surprising, given that Ottawa has received just 40% of the usual amount of rain it normally does by this time of year and several heat records have been shattered since March. According to Ottawa River Regulating Committee spokesman Michael Sarich, the situation isn’t much better up north, where reservoirs are still not full. ...
VANCOUVER, BC – Lower Mainland environmental groups have been blowing the whistle for years on Metro Vancouver’s Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond because it only applies primary treatment before dumping roughly 200 billion litres of effluent annually into the Fraser River’s mouth and Georgia Strait. They also say Iona routinely exceeds federal Fisheries Act ...
Low Water Levels in the Region CFRA News Staff Sunday, May 23, 2010 Low water levels in the Capital Region could be a serious problem for farmers this year. Ottawa Riverkeeper executive director Meredith Brown tells the Ottawa Citizen the city’s water is currently at September levels and this could harm crops. Environment Canada is also predicting little rain and a hot ...
Low water levels raise serious concerns Crops to suffer; boating, fishing to be hurt By Danna Zabrovsky , The Ottawa Citizen May 22, 2010 The immediate consequences of this spring’s low water levels range from good to mildly disappointing. There are fewer mosquitoes (good) but a kayaking competition was canceled (not so good). But if Environment Canada predictions for hot weather and ...
Federal sewer regulation proposal ‘a step backward’ Waterkeeping agencies critical of government plan By Kristy Nease, The Ottawa CitizenMay 22, 2010 Ottawa Riverkeeper has joined two other water agencies in Vancouver and Toronto to condemn proposed Environment Canada regulations that they claim effectively decriminalize sewer discharges and give many Canadian municipalities ...
Video: Ottawa River Water Levels Ottawa Citizen May 21, 2010 The water levels in Ottawa’s rivers and streams are lower than average this spring, says Natasha Wilson of the Ottawa Riverkeeper. Unseasonably low levels of precipitation in the last few months may cause trouble for local wildlife.
Sewage at ‘near-crisis level’: Local riverkeeper ctvottawa.ca Ottawa’s Riverkeeper Meredith Brown says sewage dumping in the City of Ottawa has reached a “near-crisis” level. She also says new federal rules for municipal wastewater facilities will decriminalize sewage dumping, which won’t allow the city to solve the sewage issue. Brown says the new ...
Live Pannel Disscusion on Drinking Water The Water Chronicles May 17, 2010 Rogers Talk Ottawa -Our journalist, Bob Brouse took part in a live panel discussion on Ottawa’s Action Plan to reduce sewage overflow during rain events. Panel members included Dixon Weir Ottawa’s Manager, Drinking Water Services, Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown and Ontario’s Environment ...
One out of every six private water wells tested in rural Ottawa last year was contaminated with harmful bacteria and unsafe for drinking, Ontario health inspectors report. In addition, the 7,543 well-water samples tested in 2009 are believed to represent only about one quarter of all private wells in Ottawa, provincial and city health officials confirmed Wednesday. Most of the city’s ...
A diverse coalition of environmental, industry, labour and community organizations as well as individual Ontarians have launched a public campaign today to ensure the provincial government includes a strong conservation and efficiency theme in the proposed Water Opportunities Act. Learn more…
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