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

fuel found in the water

Iqaluit says trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water again

Iqaluit says trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water again

The City of Iqaluit says trace amounts of fuel have been detected in the Nunavut capital’s water supply. The city says an initial review of data from its real-time monitoring station indicates fuel entered the water on Monday and Wednesday. It says there have been no measurements above low-alarm thresholds, but the city is proactively opening distribution valves to flush the water. The city had already confirmed it was investigating after residents complained they could smell fuel in their tap water again.

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