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Somebody knew enough to cue the blue skies and warm weather for the 4th annual Ottawa Riverkeeper Gala held Wednesday on the very same river that the sold-out benefit was raising money to protect.
A crowd of 475 supporters arrived by valet drivers, foot, boat and bicycle to Lemieux Island, situated on the Ottawa River. There, they mingled on a beautiful and bucolic piece of property decked out with lounge chairs, twinkling lights and creative food stations catered by Thyme & Again.
Not only was the party fun but it was successful; the gala raised more than $230,000 for Ottawa Riverkeeper.
Canadian super talent Serena Ryder played for the enthusiastic crowd while the prime minister’s much-in-demand wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, served as 2016 Honorary Riverkeeper (following in the watery wake of former honourees Kevin Vickers, Stephen Poloz and Mark Carney).
From left, award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder shares a laugh with Newfoundland Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl) and 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
In her bilingual remarks, Grégoire Trudeau praised water as a life-giving force with cleansing properties, and spoke about how it can influence, along with the rest of nature, our moral and physical health. “It is where we come from and it is where we must give respect in return,” she said.
Grégoire Trudeau also touched on the subject of areas in the world and in Canada where people lack safe water. “It shouldn’t be a luxury to have access to clean water,” she added.
Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown took to the podium to present the 2016 Water Leader canoe paddle to Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa city council for their “unwavering commitment” toward reducing the amount of untreated sewage going into the river. The Ottawa River flows 1,200 kilometres before joining the St. Lawrence River.
From left, Ottawa Riverkeeper board chair Geoff Green with Mayor Jim Watson (named 2016 Water Leader), Riverkeeper Meredith Brown and Ottawa city councillor David Chernushenko (Capital Ward) at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
The mayor has been a champion of the clean up of the Ottawa River by making it a priority for the city, said Brown, and has worked successfully with the other levels of government to reduce sewage spills.
In addition, the organization received $100,000 from ongoing supporter RBC, presented by Louise Summers from RBC Wealth Management.
From left, Geoff Green, chair of the Ottawa Riverkeeper board, and Riverkeeper Meredith Brown celebrate over the $100,000-ceremonial cheque presentation made by RBC Wealth Management regional vice president Louise Summers, joined by the Riverkeeper’s new executive director, Patrick Nadeau, at the annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Back to host the $250-a-ticket event was Ottawa journalist Evan Solomon, joined on stage by Gary Zed from presenting sponsor EY; Canadian explorer and educator Geoff Green, chair of the Riverkeeper board; and Claudette Commanda from the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation.
Gary Zed from presenting sponsor EY on the red carpet with 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Riverkeeper Meredith Brown at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island, on the Ottawa River, on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Claudette Commanda, an elder from the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation, addresses the sold-out crowd at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Ottawa journalist Evan Solomon was back to host the sold-out 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Attendees included Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna and fellow Ottawa Liberal MPs Andrew Leslie and Karen McCrimmon.
Ottawa Liberal MPs Andrew Leslie (chief government whip) and Catherine McKenna (environment and climate change minister) attended the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
The silent auction offered dream-of-a-lifetime trips for the outdoorsy types, including an Arctic cruise package worth $31,632, donated by Adventure Canada; a canoe or rafting Nahanni Wilderness Adventures trip worth $21,500; a guided trip on the Dumoine River, joined by Meredith Brown and avid paddler and well-known musician Kathleen Edwards; and a stay at Le Germain Hotel Charlevoix in Quebec.
From left, Ottawa Riverkeeper board member and well-known musician Kathleen Edwards with Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon (Kanata-Carleton) at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
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A crowd of 475 supporters arrived by valet drivers, foot, boat and bicycle to Lemieux Island, situated on the Ottawa River. There, they mingled on a beautiful and bucolic piece of property decked out with lounge chairs, twinkling lights and creative food stations catered by Thyme & Again.
Not only was the party fun but it was successful; the gala raised more than $230,000 for Ottawa Riverkeeper.
Canadian super talent Serena Ryder played for the enthusiastic crowd while the prime minister’s much-in-demand wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, served as 2016 Honorary Riverkeeper (following in the watery wake of former honourees Kevin Vickers, Stephen Poloz and Mark Carney).
From left, award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder shares a laugh with Newfoundland Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl) and 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
In her bilingual remarks, Grégoire Trudeau praised water as a life-giving force with cleansing properties, and spoke about how it can influence, along with the rest of nature, our moral and physical health. “It is where we come from and it is where we must give respect in return,” she said.
Grégoire Trudeau also touched on the subject of areas in the world and in Canada where people lack safe water. “It shouldn’t be a luxury to have access to clean water,” she added.
Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith Brown took to the podium to present the 2016 Water Leader canoe paddle to Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa city council for their “unwavering commitment” toward reducing the amount of untreated sewage going into the river. The Ottawa River flows 1,200 kilometres before joining the St. Lawrence River.
From left, Ottawa Riverkeeper board chair Geoff Green with Mayor Jim Watson (named 2016 Water Leader), Riverkeeper Meredith Brown and Ottawa city councillor David Chernushenko (Capital Ward) at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
The mayor has been a champion of the clean up of the Ottawa River by making it a priority for the city, said Brown, and has worked successfully with the other levels of government to reduce sewage spills.
In addition, the organization received $100,000 from ongoing supporter RBC, presented by Louise Summers from RBC Wealth Management.
From left, Geoff Green, chair of the Ottawa Riverkeeper board, and Riverkeeper Meredith Brown celebrate over the $100,000-ceremonial cheque presentation made by RBC Wealth Management regional vice president Louise Summers, joined by the Riverkeeper’s new executive director, Patrick Nadeau, at the annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Back to host the $250-a-ticket event was Ottawa journalist Evan Solomon, joined on stage by Gary Zed from presenting sponsor EY; Canadian explorer and educator Geoff Green, chair of the Riverkeeper board; and Claudette Commanda from the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation.
Gary Zed from presenting sponsor EY on the red carpet with 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Riverkeeper Meredith Brown at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island, on the Ottawa River, on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Claudette Commanda, an elder from the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation, addresses the sold-out crowd at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Ottawa journalist Evan Solomon was back to host the sold-out 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Attendees included Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna and fellow Ottawa Liberal MPs Andrew Leslie and Karen McCrimmon.
Ottawa Liberal MPs Andrew Leslie (chief government whip) and Catherine McKenna (environment and climate change minister) attended the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
The silent auction offered dream-of-a-lifetime trips for the outdoorsy types, including an Arctic cruise package worth $31,632, donated by Adventure Canada; a canoe or rafting Nahanni Wilderness Adventures trip worth $21,500; a guided trip on the Dumoine River, joined by Meredith Brown and avid paddler and well-known musician Kathleen Edwards; and a stay at Le Germain Hotel Charlevoix in Quebec.
From left, Ottawa Riverkeeper board member and well-known musician Kathleen Edwards with Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon (Kanata-Carleton) at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau addresses the sold-out crowd as the 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, multiple Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Serena Ryder and 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau pose on the red carpet with navy league cadets from NLCC Vice Admiral Kingsmill at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa journalist Evan Solomon was back to host the sold-out 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Bruce Nicol from sponsor Tartan Homes was among the guests to arrive on bicycle to the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, seen arriving on the red carpet, adhered to the dress code of "river chic" for the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held Wednesday, June 1, 2016, on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Fiona McKean and her husband, Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke, with Lindsay Finkelstein (who's expecting this month) and her husband, Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Gary Zed from presenting sponsor EY on the red carpet with 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Riverkeeper Meredith Brown at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island, on the Ottawa River, on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Ottawa Riverkeeper board chair Geoff Green with Mayor Jim Watson (named 2016 Water Leader), Riverkeeper Meredith Brown and Ottawa city councillor David Chernushenko (Capital Ward) at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau with Ottawa Riverkeeper board chair Geoff Green at the annual gala for the local environmental charity group, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Claudette Commanda, an elder from the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation, addresses the sold-out crowd at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen) Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna leads the crowd in a toast at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Dr. Rachel Rodin with the Public Health Agency of Canada and her husband, Joel Secter, with Marie-Pierre GariÈpy and Matthew Swan, president of sponsor Adventure Canada, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Ottawa Riverkeeper board member and well-known musician Kathleen Edwards with Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon (Kanata-Carleton) at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Bruce Anderson, chairman of polling firm Abacus Data and partner with i2 Ideas and Issues Advertising, with Jane Clark and her husband, Tom Clark, chief political correspondent with Global News, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, featured Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder as this year's musical guest. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Gary Zed, tax market leader and managing partner with presenting sponsor EY , was joined by his daughter Olivia and son Colin, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Gary Zed, tax market leader and Ottawa managing partner from presenting sponsor EY, with 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Trent Henry, chairman and CEO of EY, on the red carpet at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Bonnie Kumer with her husband, acclaimed wildlife photographer Mike Beedell, and Anna Rumin with her husband, Ashbury College head Norman Southward, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Geoff Green, chair of the Ottawa Riverkeeper board, and Riverkeeper Meredith Brown celebrate over the $100,000-ceremonial cheque presentation made by RBC Wealth Management regional vice president Louise Summers, joined by the Riverkeeper's new executive director, Patrick Nadeau, at the annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Liberal MPs Andrew Leslie (chief government whip) and Catherine McKenna (environment and climate change minister) attended the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Michael Sangster, vice president of government relations for sponsor TELUS, and Joseph Galimberti, president at Canadian Steel Producers Association, at the outdoor 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Matt Ramsden and his wife, Caroline Pitfield, director of policy in the Office of the Minister of Health, with Stephanie Bolt, legal strategist for Ottawa Riverkeeper, and Kate Weider at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. ( Caroline Philips / Ottawa Citizen
Bennett Brown and Amanda Bergmann relax together at the outdoor Riverkeeper Gala, held on the scenic grounds of Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Philips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Sheila Whyte, owner of Thyme & Again Creative Catering, along with interior architect and designer Tania Kratt, Riverkeeper director of development Ruth McKlusky and design team member Penny Schroeder worked hard to turn the annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, into one of the best parties of the season. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Meg Beckel, president and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature, with her husband, visual artist S. Gordon Harwood, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Prominent Ottawa couple Shirley and John Westeinde were among the 475 attendees of the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Philllips / Ottawa Citizen
From right, Newfoundland Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan (St. John's South-Mount Pearl) and his husband, Steve Doussis, listen to speeches at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen) Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Alex Wilson with his wife, Michelle Taggart (who's expecting their third child), from the Taggart Parkes Foundation, and Tara-Leigh Cancino Brouillette and Jeff Mierins, owner of sponsor Star Motors, at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Ruth McKlusky with Ottawa Riverkeeper board member Carrie Wallace and Padme Raina at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is left visibly touched by the positive response toward her from the crowd, while surrounded by award-winning Canadian singer Serena Ryder (far left), Environment Minister Catherine McKenna (second from right) and Claudette Commanda (far right), an elder from the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin First Nation, at the annual Riverkeeper Gala held on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder shares a laugh with Newfoundland Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan (St. John's South-Mount Pearl) and 2016 Honourary Riverkeeper Sophie Grégoire Trudeau at the 4th annual Riverkeeper Gala, held at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Guests mingle near Thyme & Again's strawberry social dessert station during the sold-out Riverkeeper Gala held Wednesday, June 1, 2015, on Lemieux Island in the Ottawa River. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Guests mingle near Thyme & Again's creative use of a canoe to serve food during the sold-out Riverkeeper Gala held Wednesday, June 1, 2015, at Lemieux Island on the Ottawa River. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
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