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

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Watering restrictions begin in Metro Vancouver

Watering restrictions begin in Metro Vancouver

Watering restrictions begin for the Metro Vancouver region on May 1. The restrictions, which are set to be in place until Oct. 15, come into force after the area got its first blast of summer-like weather over the weekend. According to Metro Vancouver, water use increases 50 per cent during the summer months, likely due to lawn watering. Starting this week, people whose addresses are even numbers are permitted to water their lawns on Saturday mornings, while residents at odd-numbered addresses can water on Sunday mornings. 

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