Keeping an eye – and a rein – on salt
You know the issue. Salt is toxic to the environment and corrosive to roads and cars. But compared with alternatives, it’s cheap. So, every year we end up with too much salt, piles of it in some places. And it all washes into our rivers. We have proof. In 2021, the Ottawa Riverkeeper reported chlorine levels in Ottawa creeks “well above levels that are considered safe for freshwater life.” According to an article published…