CBC OttawaMay 9, 2025
These trenches dug by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority have helped boost the local pike population
The authority created spawning bays for the fish at the Perth Wildlife Reserve six years ago after the regular spring spawning areas began drying up in the summer.
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These trenches dug by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority have helped boost the local pike population

The authority created spawning bays for the fish at the Perth Wildlife Reserve six years ago after the regular spring spawning areas began drying up in the summer.

CBC
Edwin G. Apr 19, 2025

Flood watch issued for Perth and Westport, Ontario  over rain and snowmelt causing soil saturation, with more rain on the way.

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/04/19/flood-watch-maintained-as-a-mix-of-rain-and-melt-overburden-watershed/
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Une veille d’inondation a été émise pour Perth et Westport,  à cause des sols gorgés d’eau par la fonte de neige et la pluie, avec davantage de pluie prévue.

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Flood watch maintained as a mix of rain and melt overburden watershed

While forecasts suggest the snow has finally tapered off allowing the arrival of some warmer spring weather, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) remains cautious of flooding potential throughout the upper watershed of the Rideau River. The area, which encompasses Perth and Westport, is experiencing highly saturated soils from a mix of snowmelt and accumulated […]

CityNews Ottawa
RJLegaultJul 18, 2023
Rash of overnight thefts on the sleepy #RideauValley community of #merrickville including a car and tools and assorted items from folks' laneways.