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Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala braves rainy weather at Jacques-Cartier Park

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Auctioneer Ryan E. Watson at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Auctioneer Ryan E. Watson at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.

The event: Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala

The venue: Jacques-Cartier Park

Seen in the crowd: Laura Reinsborough, Ottawa Riverkeeper CEO; Mayor Mark Sutcliffe; Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation; Shirley and Colleen Westeinde; Geoff Green, chair emeritus; MPP Lucille Collard; Gatineau city councillor Anik Des Marais

Amount raised: Approximately $330,000

City councillor Rawlson King and MP Greg Fergus at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
City councillor Rawlson King and MP Greg Fergus at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
The team from Marilyn Wilson Dream Properties at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Marilyn Willson, Reba Wilson and guests Lisa Wallace, Albert Heller and Ashley Tannis at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Sanjay Shah, founder of ExecHealth, and wife Bella Mehta at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Sanjay Shah, founder of ExecHealth, and wife Bella Mehta at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
The team from sponsors RBC at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
The team from sponsors RBC at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Makhena R Guérin and Awema Tendesi perform at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Makhena R Guérin and Awema Tendesi perform at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Federal minister Evan Solomon, Alykhan Abdulla, and emcee Mathieu Fleury at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Federal minister Evan Solomon, Alykhan Abdulla, and emcee Mathieu Fleury at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Acrobat performs at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Acrobat performs at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Makhena R Guérin and Awema Tendesiat the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Makhena R Guérin and Awema Tendesiat the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Laura Reinsborough, Ottawa Riverkeeper CEO, at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Laura Reinsborough, Ottawa Riverkeeper CEO, at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Board chair Colleen Westeinde at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Board chair Colleen Westeinde at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Lynda Sehi, regional manager with Desjardins, at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Lynda Sehi, regional manager with Desjardins, at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Dessert canoe at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Dessert canoe at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Tent at night at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
Tent at night at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.

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