Tag: jock river
OPEN HOUSE: Flowing Creek and Hobbs Drain regulations and hazard land mapping
The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) has completed hazard mapping studies for Flowing Creek and Hobbs Drains — tributaries of the Jock River. Members of the public are invited to an…
LINKED: Cavanagh fined for discharging sediment into wetland
From CBC Ottawa: An Ottawa construction company convicted of discharging construction sediment into a drain that flows into the Jock River in 2013 has been fined $275,000. Thomas Cavanagh Construction…
MOFFATT: Update on wastewater from the Richmond Pumping Station
(via Scott Moffatt,Councillor for Rideau-Goulbourn) When we get these extreme weather events, there can tend to be adverse effects on certain operations. Last week’s rain was no exception as the…
PHOTOS: 2016 edition of the Upper Jock River Race
Dozens of paddlers raced down the Jock River on a cold but sunny Saturday, taking part in a tradition dating back to 1971. All photos by Barry Gray.
PHOTOS: Jock River Race kicks off spring in Richmond
Over 100 teams of paddlers raced down the Jock River last Saturday, continuing a spring tradition that dates back to 1971. Despite the cold weather, organizers say it was the…
Paddlers get set for annual race down the mighty Jock
Organizers Ian Mockett and Gaetan Plourde are ramping up for this year’s Jock River Race, an annual paddling event down the Jock River that was first run in 1971. This…