Development

Why do we track changes in land use?

As water flows across the land of our watershed, and through the streams and tributaries of the river, it acts differently depending on how humans use the land. Creating detailed maps of how land use in our region changes over time can be an invaluable tool in understanding the health of our watershed.

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Natural Gas Pipeline Proposed by Gazoduq

Did you know there is a new natural gas pipeline being proposed in the Ottawa River watershed?

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Québec Has a New Water Strategy

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.

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An Historic Moment for the Ottawa River

AquaHacking – Ottawa River Summit 2015 was a huge success and a great beginning to new collaborations and innovative ways to work together to protect our shared waters.

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Will TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline impact our river, our communities?

The Ontario Energy Board to present its assessments of the Energy East application in order to help inform the position of the Ontario government when it intervenes in the National Energy Board hearing on the pipeline.

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