Policy and Legislation

The Ontario Municipal Elections are coming up soon! If you want to find out where the candidates stand on water issues, this blog post explores some of the questions you should be asking.
A good place to speak out for our river will be at the Mayoral Debate on the Environment that we will be co-hosting with our friends at Ecology Ottawa on September 26th!

Québec has a new Water Strategy to guide its actions as it protects and promotes rivers, lakes and other aquatic environments. We will continue to work with stakeholders on both sides of the Ottawa River to ensure the health and sustainable development of this wonderful resource we share.

Find out more about how the Law on toxics must be reformed.

Riverkeeper Meredith Brown gives an update on our nuclear waste file.

How do you feel about 1 000 000 m3 of radioactive waste being abandoned in an “engineered landfill” beside your Ottawa River?