Pollution
Posted: January 29, 2024
5 Tips to Reduce Your Road Salt Use
Road Salt is toxic to freshwater ecosystems and harms our urban streams. What can you do to reduce your use of this common pollutant?
Continue Reading >Posted: December 19, 2023
How to deal with microfibres?
A new petition seeks to mandate filters on washing machines to prevent microfibres from entering our waterways. Microfibres are especially prevalent in the Ottawa River, as confirmed by research conducted by Ottawa Riverkeeper’s Riverwatcher volunteers.
Continue Reading >Posted: July 18, 2023
High school students dive deep on the issue of microplastics
Hello! I’m Niko, a grade 11 student from Ashbury College. For River Day, I presented on the issue of microplastics in collaboration with my classmate Sara.
Continue Reading >Posted: July 10, 2023
PFAS : What are these “forever chemicals”?
Whether you have heard of them before or not, PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are almost everywhere, including your water. Over several decades, there has been increasing concern about the impact of these chemicals on both human health and the broader ecosystem.
Continue Reading >Posted: June 29, 2023
Cleanup at Brewery Creek!
On June 17th, volunteers rallied together to remove a whopping 405 lbs of trash from Brewery Creek, an important urban stream in the heart of Gatineau.
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