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.
The City of Vaudreuil-Dorion has issued an extensive boil water advisory early Monday after a major water main break. The water main break in the area, located off the western tip of the Island of Montreal, has since been contained. Earlier in the day, residents had to limit their consumption of drinking water to “ensure a minimum supply for essential needs.”
