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The River Report is COMING SOON!

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Ottawa Riverkeeper’s first State of the River Report is at the printers and will be released publically within one month. This comprehensive and bilingual report highlights the ecological importance of the Ottawa River and the major threats that the river system is facing today.

Our Riverkeeper, Meredith Brown will present the report’s major findings at our Annual General Meeting.

Annual General Meeting

This year’s Annual General Meeting will take place Tuesday June 13th, 7:30 p.m. at Lakeside Gardens in Britannia Park. The meeting is open to all members as well as the general public. The feature presentation will be made by Meredith Brown who will present major findings from the River Report. There will be opportunity to give input into the theme for the next River Report – what would you like Riverkeeper to research and report on?

We have two openings on our board of directors, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity please contact Meredith Brown before May 25th.


Upcoming Events

Speaker Series:
Paddling in the Ottawa River Watershed. Join experienced and adventurous paddler Max Finkelstein when he gives his presentation … “Cool spots to paddle in the National Capital Region”. This free presentation will take place Wednesday May 10th (7:15 – 8:30PM) at M.E.C.

Celebrate Rivers Day! Sunday, June 11th. Paddle from Victoria Island to Petrie Island with the Riverkeeper, Max Finkelstein, Becky Mason and Chief William Commanda. Celebrate our mightly river! Check our website for details on organized paddles at a location near you.

Second Annual Ottawa Riverkeeper Triathlon. Saturday, June 17th at Westboro Beach. It’s not too late to enter a team in this fun race to raise funds and awareness for a healthy Ottawa River. more info…

Volunteers Needed

Ottawa Riverkeeper relies heavily on volunteers! With the release of the first Ottawa Riverkeeper’s River Report, we will need volunteers to:

1. Help us with the mail out of the River Report.

2. Help us promote the release of the River Report through calls, emails and faxes to targeted media lists. Strong writing and phone abilities required.

3. Help assemble materials such as press releases, press kits, backgrounders and fact sheets.

4. Help to maintain hard copy and electronic archives of news articles that mention the River Report.


For information about events and volunteer opportunities, contact Delphine Hasle by email or phone 613-864-7442.

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In the near future, Waves will be available in English and French.

Ottawa Riverkeeper is a charitable organization,
our business number is 862697059RR0001.