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.
Today, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Minister responsible for CanNor, and Don Wiebe, Reeve for the Municipality of Rhineland, announced a federal investment of $798,000 to support the energy-efficient renovation of Rhineland's Gretna arena. The replacement of old, outdated fixtures with new low-flow fixtures will also improve water conservation.
To use less water, try low-flow fixtures like toilets and shower heads. If you’re still using a conventional storage tank water heater, you might want to consider switching to a tankless water heater. “Everybody’s pretty familiar with the typical storage tank water heaters that keep 40 or 60 gallons of water hot 24/7,” Donahue noted. With a tankless water heater, sometimes called an ‘on-demand’ water heater, water is heated only when it’s needed, when a tap is turned or a dishwasher or washing machine is running.
