Edible Ottawa

Guardian of the River

• Photo by Martin Lipman

  At the head of the boat: Meredith Brown is the Ottawa Riverkeeper, responsible for building bridges among stakeholders, influencing policy and advocating for the health and protection of the Ottawa River and its tributaries. Shown here is the 2017 Ride the River Parade — a celebration of the river's designation as a Canadian Heritage River.

• Riverkeeper Meredith Brown releases American Eel into the Ottawa River as part of a collaborative research project to track eel movement in the Ottawa River

• Eels ready to be released into the river.

• Senator Murray Sinclair receives the Honourary Riverkeeper title at the 2017 Riverkeeper Gala from Riverkeeper Meredith Brown.

• Fisheries biologist David Stanley, above, from Ontario Power Generation implants micro transmitters into American Eel with the help of Ottawa Riverkeeper's volunteers.

• Paddling their parade float, Riverwatchers John Almstedt and Ole Hendrickson demonstrate their concern for a proposed nuclear disposal facility along the Ottawa River at the Ride the River Parade.

• Making their way through the Ottawa River towards downtown and the Parliament Buildings.