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Riverkeeper gala housewarming raises $345,000 at Ottawa’s hottest party on the water

The non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the capital watershed hosted its signature shindig at the newly renovated Ottawa River House in Rockcliffe Park on May 31.

Gatineau singer-songwriter Mia Kelly, left, and 2023 Honourary Riverkeeper Claudette Commanda, who is also the University of Ottawa's chancellor at the 10th annual Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala on May 31.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

June 2, 2023

When the last day of May brought in sweltering heat fit for a sub-Saharan savanna, there was no better place to be than on the banks of the Ottawa River and at one of the city's hottest summer parties, the 10th annual Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala.

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