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.
he plebiscite question for Calgarians was: Are you in favour of reintroducing fluoridation of the municipal water supply? The Yes side took an early lead and kept winning. By the time all polls reported, the Yes side had 62 per cent of the vote. The No side had 38 per cent. It's an issue Calgary residents voted on in 1998 and 1989, when they voted Yes to fluoride. Calgary's city council chose to stop adding fluoride to the city's water supply in 2011.
