Dams

Portage-du-Fort has had an interesting history with drinking water, especially since the installation of a brand new treatment plant for the population of only 250 people.

On October 6th we celebrated the amazing year Ottawa Riverkeeper has had by assembling river lovers concerned about our watershed’s health at our 2015 Annual Public Meeting.

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.

Xeneca Power Development has presented their updated plan on the Big Eddy Project, a proposed hydroelectric generating station on the Petawawa River. We are still not in favour of damming one of the last free flowing tributaries of the Ottawa River.

In Spring 2014, the Government of Ontario will release their response to the American Eel Recovery Strategy for your input. Don’t let this opportunity slither away.