Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
Lacey Phillips, another Tamarack resident, said she got her water back Monday after losing it more than 48 hours earlier. She said the residents all pay lot fees which include water. Hers is around $350 each month. Phillips said it's not unusual to have a boil notice in effect for Tamarack, but she said it's also not unusual to have black water coming out of her taps — boil order or no boil order.
