Expert raises doubt about cause of fish deaths near Ottawa this summer
Aug 7, 2019 | 12:20 PM
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OTTAWA — An Ottawa River monitor is skeptical of the Quebec government’s contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the national capital.
The fish have turned up dead in four waves since July 8 on the Ottawa and Lievre rivers.
Last week, the Quebec government turned its sights on a hydroelectric dam on the Lievre River as the cause.
Ottawa River Keeper executive director Patrick Nadeau says the province has provided no information to back up its claim and should, at the very least, explain the reasoning to hopefully prevent another die-off of fish in the area.
