Who We Are
As a grassroots charity, Ottawa Riverkeeper brings together volunteers, communities, businesses and all levels of government to find solutions to the problems that threaten the health of our river.
The watershed of the Kichi Zībī, known in English as the Ottawa River, is located on the unceded, ancestral territories of the Anishinābeg Algonquin Nation. The people of the Anishinābeg Algonquin Nation are the traditional and ongoing stewards of these lands and waters.
Ottawa Riverkeeper recognizes the legacy of colonialism that continues to have profound impacts on the rights of Algonquin people and their lands, and that there is urgent need for meaningful actions that truly confront this legacy.
The Ottawa River is the source of drinking water for several million people, and it provides us with a vast playground for everything from sailing and swimming to paddlesports and fishing.
But all these activities depend on clean water and a healthy river system, and the threats to the Ottawa River and the waters that feed it are pressing and real.
We bring together volunteers, communities, businesses and all levels of government to find solutions to the problems that threaten the health of our river and its tributaries.