Government

This blog offers a guide to voters on the issues that impact the Ottawa River they can ask their candidates about, drawing from Ottawa Riverkeeper’s 2024 Watershed Report Card.

With the approval of the NSDF project at Chalk River in January, this blog explores the ongoing issue of radioactive waste in the Ottawa River watershed. We reflect on a decade of our work on this critical issue and explain why robust policies and regulations are more crucial than ever to safeguard our waterways for the future.

This Earth Day, the theme of “Planet vs Plastics” took centre stage, shining a spotlight on the ubiquitous issue of plastic pollution. Against the backdrop of the INC-4 international plastics treaty negotiations in Ottawa, Ottawa Riverkeeper was deeply engaged in both local and global efforts to address this pressing environmental challenge.

A new petition seeks to mandate filters on washing machines to prevent microfibres from entering our waterways. Microfibres are especially prevalent in the Ottawa River, as confirmed by research conducted by Ottawa Riverkeeper’s Riverwatcher volunteers.

Whether you have heard of them before or not, PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are almost everywhere, including your water. Over several decades, there has been increasing concern about the impact of these chemicals on both human health and the broader ecosystem.