Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

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.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

PFAS chemicals

Forever chemicals are in Canadians' air, water and blood - Transcript

Forever chemicals are in Canadians' air, water and blood - Transcript

MARK RUFFALO: It's basically what they call forever chemicals. They’re long chain fluorocarbons designed to withstand any kind of breakdown. TAMARA KHANDAKER: That's actor and activist Mark Ruffalo talking about PFAS chemicals, also known as forever chemicals. They've been around since the 1940s and used in everything from non-stick pans to takeout containers to cosmetics and fire retardant. But flash forward to today, and the long lasting manmade chemicals have been found inside Canadian blood samples brought in through the air and dust we breathe and even in our drinking water.

Canadians worried about proposed Coventry landfill expansion

Canadians worried about proposed Coventry landfill expansion

Those concerns have grown since testing revealed elevated levels of PFAS chemicals, including PFOA, in the groundwater near an unlined, closed portion of the landfill. Those chemicals are used in industrial applications. Conservation Law Foundation is asking Vermont to delay the permit application process until that testing is complete.

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