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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Have Your Say On Water, Wastewater, Traffic And Stormwater At Upcoming Lakeshore Public Information Centres

Have Your Say On Water, Wastewater, Traffic And Stormwater At Upcoming Lakeshore Public Information Centres

Stormwater Master Plan (Phase 2) Public Information Centre #2 Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Libro Community Centre, Woodslee Water and Wastewater Master Plan Public Information Centre Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm Atlas Tube Recreation Centre (Renaud Room) These events will also feature a Flood Aware education booth featuring staff who can answer flooding questions and share resources on Lakeshore’s Flood Mitigation and Protection Framework (FMPF) and subsidy programs.

Clean water shortage, COVID-19 outbreak puts northern Sask. Dene community in crisis

Clean water shortage, COVID-19 outbreak puts northern Sask. Dene community in crisis

"Our members don't have adequate access to clean water for basic hygiene and safety purposes, which is essential to preventing the spread of COVID-19 in our community," McDonald said. "At this point, we are experiencing an incredible strain on our essential staff, from our delivery drivers to our health-care staff who may have been in direct contact with the positive cases." She said 37 positive cases have been identified and 207 people were considered direct contacts with these people as of Monday. There are about 1,000 people living on reserve, meaning at least one-quarter of the membership are directly affected by the illness or by self-monitoring, according to the news release.

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