Riverkeeper Looking for sewage solutions
By Ryan Curley The Ottawa Riverkeeper has challenged young engineers, hackers and environmentally friendly youth to devise a way to give Ottawa residents live alerts about sewage overflows and spills…
Critics oppose plan to allow nuclear waste disposal near Ottawa River
By Jamie Pashagumskum A controversial bid by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to construct a containment unit for decades-old nuclear waste in Chalk River — at a site close to the Ottawa…
Exhibit shows historical significance of Ottawa River
By Lauren Hicks The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation have partnered with the National Capital Commission to present an exhibit showcasing local Indigenous people’s historical connection to the Ottawa River….
World Wildlife Fund launches program to collect information on Ottawa River insects
By Natalie Harmsen The Ottawa River is about to investigate some of its creepy-crawly inhabitants in the name of environmental reform. The World Wildlife Fund Canada launched a new program…
Concern mounts over planned disposal facility near Ottawa River
By Michael Charlebois Public concern is mounting over a plan to build a disposal facility for radioactive waste near the Ottawa River upstream from the capital, which draws its drinking…
Ottawa cyclists feel effect of record-setting rain
By Hannah Berge Summer’s rain may have finally ended, but cyclists in the city continue to feel its effects as reconstruction of the flood-damaged Ottawa River Pathway behind Parliament Hill…