Ottawa river = filthy
Ottawa river = filthy
Been out the last couple days and just in one night I caught 2 plastic bags and saw mutiple plasters floating around.. Any body else notice this stuff floating around?
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I caught a pretty decent sized ZipLoc baggie off Petrie Island (more like a Petri dish...), but I didn't keep it because it was under 16".
I'm more used to the Lanark Highlands, so catching plastic bags of unknown origin is just a bit out of my comfort zone, but even out here I still see empty worm containers, coffee cups, etc. So unneccessary.
Chris
I'm more used to the Lanark Highlands, so catching plastic bags of unknown origin is just a bit out of my comfort zone, but even out here I still see empty worm containers, coffee cups, etc. So unneccessary.
Chris
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What do you guys expect its a water system that goes threw the city ! As much as we complain and make fusses about it theres always going to be poeple who don't care. Let's think about it this way, If the provincial government (city of ottawa ect...) don't give a rats a** about the river dumping crap into it why should the residents.
Sad but true
Sad but true
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I disagree. It's not a case of governments not giving a rats butt. It's about funding. We as voters demand low taxes and smaller governments. Without funding governments (municipal, provincial and federal) are forced to allocate budgets on health care, infrastructure and national security over things like trash pickup.Dore819 wrote:What do you guys expect its a water system that goes threw the city ! As much as we complain and make fusses about it theres always going to be poeple who don't care. Let's think about it this way, If the provincial government (city of ottawa ect...) don't give a rats a** about the river dumping crap into it why should the residents.
Sad but true
Plain and simple, it's all about the people in the city not giving a rats-butt. Even trash in the city inevitably goes into the rivers via storm sewers unless it gets picked up. Government budgets aren't going to change anytime soon so the only way to clean things up is by changing people's attitudes.
And some of the worst attitudes are from fisherman leaving behind their bait tins and lure boxes and coils of mono on the shoreline. Pick up after yourself and bit of someone else's and the shorelines would look much better.
My 2 cents.
Have to agree with youwongrs wrote:I disagree. It's not a case of governments not giving a rats butt. It's about funding. We as voters demand low taxes and smaller governments. Without funding governments (municipal, provincial and federal) are forced to allocate budgets on health care, infrastructure and national security over things like trash pickup.Dore819 wrote:What do you guys expect its a water system that goes threw the city ! As much as we complain and make fusses about it theres always going to be poeple who don't care. Let's think about it this way, If the provincial government (city of ottawa ect...) don't give a rats a** about the river dumping crap into it why should the residents.
Sad but true
Plain and simple, it's all about the people in the city not giving a rats-butt. Even trash in the city inevitably goes into the rivers via storm sewers unless it gets picked up. Government budgets aren't going to change anytime soon so the only way to clean things up is by changing people's attitudes.
And some of the worst attitudes are from fisherman leaving behind their bait tins and lure boxes and coils of mono on the shoreline. Pick up after yourself and bit of someone else's and the shorelines would look much better.
My 2 cents.
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DITTO!!!!!!!bl8ant wrote:Have to agree with youwongrs wrote:I disagree. It's not a case of governments not giving a rats butt. It's about funding. We as voters demand low taxes and smaller governments. Without funding governments (municipal, provincial and federal) are forced to allocate budgets on health care, infrastructure and national security over things like trash pickup.Dore819 wrote:What do you guys expect its a water system that goes threw the city ! As much as we complain and make fusses about it theres always going to be poeple who don't care. Let's think about it this way, If the provincial government (city of ottawa ect...) don't give a rats a** about the river dumping crap into it why should the residents.
Sad but true
Plain and simple, it's all about the people in the city not giving a rats-butt. Even trash in the city inevitably goes into the rivers via storm sewers unless it gets picked up. Government budgets aren't going to change anytime soon so the only way to clean things up is by changing people's attitudes.
And some of the worst attitudes are from fisherman leaving behind their bait tins and lure boxes and coils of mono on the shoreline. Pick up after yourself and bit of someone else's and the shorelines would look much better.
My 2 cents.
Lol I'm getting pinned ! AGAIN
Look I just said what I think ! If the city really want's to take this matter in there hands don't worry they can find away to find the funds to get inspectors and all that to manage a clean river environment!
All I know is I do my part and pick up my crap, but that's just me. Theres always going to be dirty people all over the O. river.
Look I just said what I think ! If the city really want's to take this matter in there hands don't worry they can find away to find the funds to get inspectors and all that to manage a clean river environment!
All I know is I do my part and pick up my crap, but that's just me. Theres always going to be dirty people all over the O. river.
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Lol I'm getting pinned ! AGAIN
Look I just said what I think ! If the city really want's to take this matter in there hands don't worry they can find away to find the funds to get inspectors and all that to manage a clean river environment!
All I know is I do my part and pick up my crap, but that's just me. Theres always going to be dirty people all over the O. river.
My 3 cents !
Look I just said what I think ! If the city really want's to take this matter in there hands don't worry they can find away to find the funds to get inspectors and all that to manage a clean river environment!
All I know is I do my part and pick up my crap, but that's just me. Theres always going to be dirty people all over the O. river.
My 3 cents !
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