Newsletter

In preparation for AquaHacking and the Ottawa River Summit, we’re speaking with northern water-leaders about the issues they face for the Ottawa River.

April 12th – 18th, 2015 is National Volunteer Week and we would like to celebrate your valuable contributions to Ottawa Riverkeeper!

Eleven years ago our Riverkeeper, Meredith Brown, discovered that the City of Ottawa was spilling untreated sewage into our river about 200 times per year! It’s been a long road and there’s still work to be done, but this week we’re celebrating an important step in resolving this issue with the city’s Ottawa River Action Plan.

There has recently been a peculiar sighting on the Ottawa River near Deep River and reports show this isn’t the first time…

Get caught up on how microbeads are finding their way into our lakes, rivers and oceans and find out what you can do to help.