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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.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.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.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.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.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.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.Tent at night at the Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala at Jacques-Cartier Park on May 21, 2025. Photo by Tia MacPherson.
