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Riverwatchers Peter Haughton (Norway
Bay) and Mike Ryan (Fitzroy).
Watching Over Us
Like our rivers, volunteer
riverkeepers connect communities
Some of Pat Tait’s most peaceful moments have been spent alone in her
kayak, gliding across the glass-like surface of the Ottawa River, the sounds
of nature swishing and stirring in the background.
Pat, 58, admits that these moments can be few and far between. But
that’s what she loves about the river. “The reason it intrigues me is that it
is totally unpredictable,” she says. “Absolutely unbelievable storms come
down the river with little warning.”
Pat and 24 other people are Ottawa Riverwatchers. They are the eyes
and the ears of the Ottawa Riverkeeper and advocates for the largest
freshwater ecosystem in the world, a globally significant river that runs
from Temiskaming to Montreal. Pat Tait is the Chat Falls Riverwatcher.
The Riverwatchers and three stewardship groups — Friends of the
Gatineau, Friends of the Tay and Friends of the Kipawa — are volunteers
who reside along the river from Fort Williams/Petawawa to Montreal and
are familiar with a specific section of the river or tributary.
“Twenty of the 25 Riverwatchers are more than 50 years old,” estimates
Delphine Hasle, Director of Outreach, Ottawa Riverkeeper.
“Older volunteers aren’t afraid to raise their voices, and they bring with
them the skills and experience that we need to understand and protect
the Ottawa River.”
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