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

Hamilton sewer inquiry

Scope, direction of Hamilton sewer inquiry still up in the air

Scope, direction of Hamilton sewer inquiry still up in the air

The director of Hamilton Water Nick Winters is recommending a risk-based strategy to long-term inspection of Hamilton’s 1,841 kilometres of sewers, with the director suggesting a new type of inspection system may have to be created. The approach is in contrast to the initial action plan promised by Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) David Piccini Nov. 24, two days after Hamilton Water staff discovered a 26-year-old misalignment of sewer and storm sewer pipes that has resulted in sewage being funnelled from an east Hamilton neighbourhood into Hamilton Harbour.

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