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

Assiniboine Park

New Assiniboine Park attraction The Leaf temporarily closed following water main break

New Assiniboine Park attraction The Leaf temporarily closed following water main break

Less than a month after opening, The Leaf — the long-awaited new horticultural attraction at Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park — is temporarily closed due to a water main break. On Christmas Day, Assiniboine Park and Zoo announced on social media that The Leaf experienced a burst pipe and clean water leak, and it will be closed on Monday and Tuesday as a result. The Leaf's restaurant, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, will be closed until Thursday, according to the director of communications for the Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Laura Cabak. She said the leak originated in the roof above the event hall.

Massive snowfall needed this winter after summer of drought: Manitoba infrastructure minister

Massive snowfall needed this winter after summer of drought: Manitoba infrastructure minister

Manitoba's extremely dry summer and unseasonably warm fall have led to historic lows for river and lake levels across the province. And that could mean trouble come spring — unless the province gets an enormous snowfall this winter, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says. "We haven't seen something like this since the 1930s, so we are very concerned," Schuler told host Shannah-Lee Vidal in a Friday interview on CBC's Radio Noon.

Taking it to the bank: Dozens clean up litter along Winnipeg's Assiniboine River

Taking it to the bank: Dozens clean up litter along Winnipeg's Assiniboine River

The banks of Winnipeg's Assiniboine River are a little bit cleaner after dozens of people helped pick up litter near Assiniboine Park on Saturday afternoon. The effort was part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a long-standing national conservation initiative that teaches people about the harmful effects of shoreline and riverbank litter and encourages them to get involved in stopping it. Marc Brandson, curator of animal care at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, said the group focused on cleaning up any waste found along the banks of the Assiniboine that might eventually find its way into the river system.

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