Latest Updates from ottawariverkeeper.ca > News http://ottawariverkeeper.ca The Ottawa Riverkeeper en-us Copyright 2005 2012-05-26T04:58:40-04:00 hourly Tue, 22 May 2012 00:04:00 -0400 Quyon Ferry modernization project to be launched this week http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/quyon_ferry_modernization_project_to_be_launched_this_week/ Eight years of planning finally comes together for McColgan family Eight year ago, Don McColgan ... Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Federal government could be sued over fisheries reform, minister admits http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/federal_government_could_be_sued_over_fisheries_reform_minister_admits/ OTTAWA — Fisheries and Oceans Canada acknowledges its reputation and capacity to protect the ... Sat, 19 May 2012 00:18:00 -0400 The case for strong environmental assessment http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/the_case_for_strong_environmental_assessment/ Canadians should worry about Bill C-38, Ottawa’s bid to gut the Environmental Assessment ... Tue, 15 May 2012 22:38:00 -0400 Pushing carbon tax cost research agency its funding, Tories confirm http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/pushing_carbon_tax_cost_research_agency_its_funding_tories_confirm/ The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm’s ... Wed, 09 May 2012 22:32:00 -0400 Budget bill gives Harper cabinet free hand on environmental assessments http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/budget_bill_gives_harper_cabinet_free_hand_on_environmental_assessments/ The Harper government is giving a wide range of new powers to cabinet ministers to decide the ... Wed, 09 May 2012 09:02:00 -0400 Experimental Farm, Mooney’s Bay beach among contaminated sites listed in new report http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/experimental_farm_mooney_s_bay_beach_among_contaminated_sites_listed_in_new_report/ OTTAWA — Ottawa’s past as an industrial city haunts it still, with a new environmental report ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:27:00 -0400 Tories to overhaul Fisheries Act http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/tories_to_overhaul_fisheries_act/ The Harper government is planning to overhaul the Fisheries Act to reduce federal protection of ... Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:45:00 -0400 For fishermen, baby eels are the Maine attraction http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/for_fishermen_baby_eels_are_the_maine_attraction/ Tiny translucent elvers – alien-looking baby eels the size of toothpicks, with big black eyes ... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:34:00 -0400 Could Canada contribute to solving the world’s nuclear waste problems? http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/could_canada_contribute_to_solving_the_world_s_nuclear_waste_problems/ Change is in the air at Canada’s single-largest scientific outpost, located two hours ... Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:16:00 -0400 Chalk River site eyed to bury low- and medium-grade radioactive waste http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/chalk_river_site_eyed_to_bury_low_and_medium_grade_radioactive_waste/ OTTAWA—Enough nuclear waste to fill more than a hundred Olympic-sized swimming pools could be ...