If you enjoyed fishing, swimming and boating in the Ottawa River this summer, you have mussels to thank for keeping the water clean, according to Canadian Museum of Nature research scientist André Martel. And that’s why he’s studying these natural water filters, including the rare and endangered hickorynut mussel, in hopes of protecting them for future generations. 
André Martel, Canadian Museum of Nature Three hickorynut mussels collected in the Ottawa River.
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Skateboard park to replace lawn bowling club
The landmark lawn-bowling green at Bronson and Gladstone avenues will be replaced by a skateboard park as part of a planned redevelopment of McNabb Park – and local skateboarders are working to ensure the most is made of it. 
Catherine Cross, Centretown NewsThe Central Lawn Bowling Club has sat empty for about 10 years.
Outdated second-hand smoking statistics no longer relevant: critics
Non-smoking organizations say data used in a report from 2010-11 describing Ottawa as having the worst rate of second-hand smoke exposure in the country is no longer relevant.
LGBTQ youth need separate shelters: study
Creating LGBTQ-specific youth centres has been considered in Ottawa but funding remains a problem.