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Posted: December 9, 2016

Ottawa Riverkeeper collaborates with other Canadian Waterkeepers on Fisheries Act reform submission

This fall the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans Canada has been conducting hearings and receiving written submissions on the reform of Canada’s Fisheries […]

Posted: November 30, 2016

Holiday Greetings from Ottawa Riverkeeper

My family enjoying Baker Brook River, New Brunswick circa 1992. (That’s my dad and grand-maman Mariette pushing my brother and I on the inner tube!).

Posted: November 11, 2016

Plastic microbeads to be banned in toiletries as of July 1st 2018

Plastic microbeads to be banned in toiletries as of July 1st 2018 (ban in natural health products and non-prescription drugs as of July 1st 2019) […]

Posted: October 21, 2016

Gatineau to release 20 million litres of untreated sewage into the Lièvre River

Our director of operations in Quebec, Adele Michon, met the mayor of Gatineau and his infrastructure service team this morning to discuss a planned sewage […]

Posted: October 17, 2016

Study confirms microplastic pollution in the Ottawa River Watershed

OTTAWA, ON: October 17, 2016. The Ottawa River is joining the ever increasing list of water bodies across the globe experiencing significant microplastic pollution […]