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

greater Saint John Area

3 swimming spots in Saint John, Quispamsis reopen following elevated E. coli levels

3 swimming spots in Saint John, Quispamsis reopen following elevated E. coli levels

Three popular swimming spots in the greater Saint John area have reopened after being shut down last week because of elevated E. coli levels. Lily Lake and Tucker Park in Saint John and Gondola Point Beach in Quispamsis, N.B., all reopened for swimming Monday after subsequent testing indicated "water quality has returned to normal levels," said Department of Health spokesperson Sean Hatchard. CBC News asked what the elevated readings were and how they compare to set guidelines, but Hatchard did not respond.

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