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.
As part of the lesson and fundraising discussion, the class also learned that there are First Nations communities within Canada that still do not have access to clean water. While upset about that fact, the students decided as a group to support the South Sudan charity as they considered the overall wealth of the countries and potential opportunities for support.
