Ottawa Riverkeeper / Sentinelle Outaouais

Ottawa Riverkeeper is a charity inspiring action and collaboration to achieve a healthy river where every person in our watershed can safely swim, drink and fish our Ottawa River.
About Us

Founded in 2001, Ottawa Riverkeeper is a grassroots charity formed to protect, promote and improve the health and future of the Ottawa River and its tributaries. Ottawa Riverkeeper works collaboratively to inspire others to take action, to encourage responsible decision making, to hold polluters accountable and to recommend alternative practices and policies to safeguard our local waterways. Ottawa Riverkeeper is a member of Waterkeeper Alliance, an international grassroots organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Ottawa Riverkeeper is an independent voice for the Ottawa River, providing leadership and inspiration to protect, promote and improve its ecological health and future.

We work collaboratively to:

• Distribute reliable and independent science-based information;
• Promote compliance with standards and protective regulations;
• Raise awareness, educate, empower and inspire action;
• Encourage responsible use of the river for the enjoyment and benefit of all.

We envision an Ottawa River that is clean and healthy, provides safe drinking water, supports a diverse range of species, invites world-class recreation and enables sustainable economic activity. The river is appreciated and recognized for its natural capital and is diligently protected for the well-being of all. Future generations are proud to inherit the Ottawa River, and are motivated and inspired to respect and protect it in perpetuity.