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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Ottawa Riverkeeper
Ottawa Riverkeeper, a charitable organization, is a champion and collective voice for the Ottawa River watershed, providing leadership and inspiration to protect, promote and improve its ecological health and future.
LATEST NEWS AND BLOGS
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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How to deal with microfibres?
December 19, 2023
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.
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