environmental conditions could be created. The idea continued after the closure of the pond to swimming in the 1970s and further promoted in the 1990s and 2000s. The area was identified by many in the local community as a worthy candidate for environmental restoration and protection. Not much was accomplished


throughout those years because of a lack of financial resources. But recently a number of large groups teamed up to provide money, work- in-kind, and people-power for the restoration project. The groups included MINTO, the Richcraft Group of Companies, the City of Ottawa, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Muskies Canada, the local Ottawa chapter of Muskies Canada, the Institute of Environmental Science at Carleton University, and the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Jennifer Lamoureux pointed


out the many ecological and social benefits and outcomes associated with the restoration of Brewer Park Pond.


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