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

Africa

Bedford, N.S. woman’s water purification system to launch pilot project in Africa

Bedford, N.S. woman’s water purification system to launch pilot project in Africa

A new Halifax-based organization has developed a cost-effective water purification system and will be launching a pilot project in the Gambia and Kenya. Founded by 20-year-old Rachel Brouwer, The Purification Project will bring water purification systems to vulnerable Kenyan and Gambian communities living without access to safe water. When Brouwer was 11 years old, she realized not everyone in the world had access to clean drinking water after reading a sign on a hiking trip that read, “Caution, do not drink. The water source is contaminated.”

Safe water is central to health and development

Safe water is central to health and development

Why should Canadians care about WASH in the developing world? “Because Canadians are generous, Canadians are kind, and because it’s a basic human right,” Hurtubise said. “But also because WASH is central to everyone’s health and is central to sustainable development. “If we invest in WASH in other countries and are able to contribute to curbing the pandemic, and also contributing to environments that are safer and more stable, it’s a win-win for everyone. It’s a question of individual dignity and individual security.”

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