Environment and Climate Change Canada has announced a fine for the release of a deleterious substance into the Lièvre River, a tributary of the Ottawa River. The incident occurred in 2019, the same year as major fish kills in the Lièvre, when thousands of dead fish washed up along the shores of the Ottawa River. ECCC says it did not find a link between the discharge and the fish deaths. Will we ever know the full story?

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories has been moving more, and more dangerous, waste to the Chalk River Laboratories site, despite storage for this waste being up in the air. We have significant concerns around the transportation of this dangerous waste, and how long it will spend at Chalk River Laboratories before being moved to a permanent storage location.

With the 2025 Quebec municipal elections approaching, we want to highlight the important role of municipalities in safeguarding our waterways and what to keep in mind when your municipality goes to the polls.