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

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Montreal on spring flood alert as water levels climb

Montreal on spring flood alert as water levels climb

Montreal is on alert and ready to help people prepare for flooding as water levels upriver begin to rise. The city activated its alert mode as part of its special flood response plan on Sunday and city workers erected temporary dikes along the shoreline in some areas where the river was already swelling above its banks. Neighbourhoods bordering Rivière-des-Prairies, Lake of Two Mountains and Lac St-Louis are particularly at risk of spring flooding, with water levels expected to increase over the next two days.

Montreal officials work to stay ahead of potential spring floods

Montreal officials work to stay ahead of potential spring floods

Malki was one of several Pierrefonds-Roxboro residents who received a visit from the borough's mayor, Dimitrios Jim Beis, Tuesday. Beis went door to door with police officers and members of the local fire department, distributing flood preparation pamphlets, explaining what to include in an emergency kit and making sure anyone who lives near the waterfront has a three-day plan in the event their neighbourhood floods this spring. "First of all, it's how to protect their home and belongings," Beis told CBC. "We distribute sand bags. We've even created videos on how to protect your home and your basement windows … how to protect important documents."

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