Press Releases

$43,200 OTF Grant helps take the Measure of the Ottawa River

As part of the 2023 Annual Public Meeting, Ottawa Riverkeeper recognized funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to support a real-time monitoring station at River House.

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Massive Cleanup to Celebrate Communities Coming Together!

Ottawa Riverkeeper and the regions of the Pacte d’Amitié celebrated three years of partnership and community-led water protection with a massive joint cleanup in Hawkesbury on May 13, 2023!

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$100,000 OTF Grant Helps Ottawa Riverkeeper Bounce Back

On Earth Day 2023, Ottawa Riverkeeper brought volunteers together for a shoreline cleanup, and to celebrate the rebuilding its volunteer capacity thanks to a grant from OTF.

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Ottawa Riverkeeper and RBC celebrate reaching milestone $1M investment in raising awareness and protecting the Ottawa River

On March 2nd 2023 we celebrated a massive milestone in the partnership between Ottawa Riverkeeper and RBC. RBC has been a major funder of Ottawa Riverkeeper’s work for over a decade, helping to elevate and expand programs to monitor and protect watershed health.

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Ottawa Riverkeeper launches Road Salt Reduction Week!

Ottawa Riverkeeper is sharing information, facts, and tips about road salt during the week of January 30th, as part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness of the negative impacts that overusing road salt has on freshwater ecosystems.

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