Press Releases
Posted: February 21, 2020
Ottawa Riverkeeper welcomes support for integrated watershed management in Québec
Ottawa Riverkeeper is ready and willing to collaborate with the OBVs, the ROBVQ, and the TCR on this integrated management initiative.
Continue Reading >Posted: February 19, 2020
Ottawa Riverkeeper welcomes investment from the RBC Foundation to engage communities in monitoring the health of the Ottawa River watershed
We joined forces with a new supporter of our Watershed Health Assessment and Monitoring initiative: RBC Foundation! RBC’s investment, totaling $350,000 over 3 years, will help fill key data gaps and mobilize a broad network of communities and citizen scientists to monitor and protect swimmable, drinkable and fishable waters.
Continue Reading >Posted: November 22, 2019
Open Letter to Minister Wilkinson
On November 20th a new federal Cabinet was announced, and with it a new Minister of Environment and Climate Change. The following is an open letter from our Riverkeeper to Minister Wilkinson.
Continue Reading >Posted: September 6, 2019
New Leadership at Ottawa Riverkeeper
We are excited to finally reveal the identity of our new Riverkeeper! Elizabeth Logue is joining the team effective immediately.
Continue Reading >Posted: June 12, 2019
$335,400 in OTF Funding helps Ottawa Riverkeeper Establish Shoreline Stewardship and Citizen-Science Learning Hub
Ottawa Riverkeeper held its Annual Riverwatch Meeting and celebrated the awarding of a $262,900 Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Grow grant in March 2017, along with a $72,500 OTF Seed grant awarded to the group in June 2018.
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