Latest Updates from ottawariverkeeper.ca > News http://ottawariverkeeper.ca The Ottawa Riverkeeper en-us Copyright 2005 2012-02-11T06:45:44-05:00 hourly Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:25:00 -0500 Joanne Chianello: We only think about sewers when they stop working http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/joanne_chianello_we_only_think_about_sewers_when_they_stop_working/ A councillor was stopped in the hall and asked about the possibility of luring a minor-league ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:25:00 -0500 Time to fix water troubles http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/time_to_fix_water_troubles/ Re: Time to pay the piper, Feb. 1. As a fiscally prudent person I’m naturally averse to ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:00 -0500 Speed up pipe fixes, Hume says http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/speed_up_pipe_fixes_hume_says/ A $2.1-billion plan to repair Ottawa’s crumbling water and sewer pipes might not be ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:00 -0500 Auditor to oversee NCC bridge process http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/auditor_to_oversee_ncc_bridge_process/ EMC news – A fairness auditor will be installed to look out for the public interest ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:25:00 -0500 So we found these islands in the Ottawa River . . . http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/so_we_found_these_islands_in_the_ottawa_river/ They’ve actually been there all along, at least as long as anyone’s been paying attention, but ... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Web Poll: Should the Ottawa River be designated a heritage river? http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/web_poll_should_the_ottawa_river_be_designated_a_heritage_river/ Poll Question Results Do you support Canadian heritage designation for the Ottawa River? A) ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 City of Ottawa water rates to soar 74 per cent over decade http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/city_of_ottawa_water_rates_to_soar_74_per_cent_over_decade/ OTTAWA — Ottawa’s water rates are set to rise a combined 74 per cent over the next 10 years as ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:37:00 -0500 Quebec’s environment law given more bite http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/quebec_s_environment_law_given_more_bite/ Quebec’s Environment Department says new penalties that come into effect Wednesday will ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:41:00 -0500 Ecology Ottawa launches MP letter-writing campaign over Ottawa River cleanup http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/ecology_ottawa_launches_mp_letter_writing_campaign_over_ottawa_river_cleanup/ Environmental advocacy group Ecology Ottawa has launched a letter-writing campaign to get local ... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:56:00 -0500 Use LRT cash for river cleanup: Baird http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/news/use_lrt_cash_for_river_cleanup_baird/ Foreign Affairs minister John Baird is giving Mayor Jim Watson the option of using millions in ...