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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IAEA team joined by China takes samples after Fukushima water release

IAEA team joined by China takes samples after Fukushima water release

The International Atomic Energy Agency and experts from China, South Korea and Canada on Monday collected seawater samples near the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex in northeastern Japan following the release of treated radioactive water from the site, the Japanese government said. The team is visiting Japan through Oct. 23 to corroborate the country's marine monitoring amid safety concerns over the water release, which began late August. China has sharply reacted to the discharge by imposing a blanket ban on Japanese seafood imports. In addition to seawater, the team will collect samples of seabed sediment and fish and compare the levels of tritium and other radioactive substances from those taken last year, according to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority.

What's in your water? P.E.I. microplastics researchers hope to find out

What's in your water? P.E.I. microplastics researchers hope to find out

Two watershed groups on P.E.I. are participating in a regional research project to determine the level of microplastics in Island waterways. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles — often invisible to the human eye — created as waste and plastic products break down. The Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association and the Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association are collecting data to determine microplastic levels in their respective bays for the second summer.

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