In the southern portion of the watershed, many have noticed a remarkably short period of ice cover on the river this year. This can have consequences not only for our winter activities but also for wildlife and broader watershed health.
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Ottawa Riverkeeper
Piloting a New Road Salt Monitoring Methodology in 2023-2024
February 2, 2024
Ottawa Riverkeeper’s road salt monitoring initiative has uncovered alarming levels of chloride in local creeks for the past 4 years. We explore what the program is finding this year, and how we continue to evolve our monitoring to make it faster, easier, and cheaper to keep tabs on our local freshwater ecosystems.
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5 Tips to Reduce Your Road Salt Use
January 29, 2024
Road Salt is toxic to freshwater ecosystems and harms our urban streams. What can you do to reduce your use of this common pollutant?
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Construction of the NSDF at Chalk River is approved: what does this mean?
January 18, 2024
Government regulators have approved the construction of a Near Surface Disposal Facility at Chalk River. We explore the ongoing technical and procedural concerns with the project, what this decision means, and where this leaves us.
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Inadequate Consultations with Anishinābeg Algonquin Communities in the Near Surface Disposal Facility Decision
January 12, 2024
The Ottawa River watershed is predominantly the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinābeg Algonquin people. Ottawa Riverkeeper supports the Anishinābeg Algonquin communities who assert they were not adequately consulted as part of the NSDF licensing process.
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Watershed Learning: On a roll of educational workshops in fall 2023!
December 20, 2023
Ottawa Riverkeeper's education team has been going to schools in Gatineau to teach students about the watershed and the issues it faces, thanks to our funding partners.
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