living with wildlife
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In this final instalment of the Fulcrum Radio Show’s special investigative series into the trapping and killing of beavers throughout the City of Ottawa, we go... more
By DamianPiper
December 30, 2021
Every year the City of Ottawa traps and kills beavers in at least a dozen locations across the city. City officials call beavers a problem, saying that the... more
By DamianPiper
December 29, 2021
Ottawa, 23 January 2017 – Concerned residents from across the city are presenting a petition to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Kanata Councilor Marianne Wilkinson,... more
January 23, 2017
The new landfill proposed by Waste Management for their site along Carp Road has received the last remaining provincial approval and soon will be cleared for... more
By Harold Moore
December 21, 2015
TEK elders group continuing fight to ban aerial spraying
With unflinching determination, Elders Raymond Owl of Sagamok Anishniwabek First Nation and Willie... more
October 18, 2015
The deer that recently crashed through the front window of a Kanata residence shows how badly this city needs a wildlife construction protocol. As one passerby... more
June 19, 2015
Randall Denley misses the mark in his criticism of the City’s draft Wildlife Protection During Construction Protocol.
The lack of wildlife planning in new... more
February 21, 2015
You would expect the National Capital Commission, responsible for a large natural area like the Greenbelt, to be more progressive when it comes to wildlife. ... more
February 6, 2015
The fuss over a local trapper trying to extract a $225 payment from Public Works for trapping beavers at the Connaught rifle range should be a wake-up call for... more
January 17, 2015
This past January, I experienced a heartbreaking event while walking my dogs with a friend. I came across a young wolf caught by its hind leg in a snare, just... more
By PaulaTough
July 30, 2014