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.
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How much time do you spend in the shower? Does one hour, two hours, even four hours sound long to you? According to many users on TikTok, a subsection of the #ShowerTok trend is touting something called the “Everything Shower.” This type of shower typically lasts between two and four hours. The idea is you use the time for washing, exfoliating, moisturizing and shaving.
The status of Lake Huron is good and unchanging — and it needs constant monitoring to make sure it stays that way, says a scientist with a local environmental association. In late July, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada released its State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report. The report, typically produced every two years, is part of the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between Canada and the United States and based on nine indicators of ecosystem health, such as drinking water, fish consumption, and beach closures.
