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.
Canadian investors own about two Sydney Harbour's worth of Aussie water. Super funds from Canada have a well known thirst for irrigation water where agriculture is concerned. The Canadian slice of Australian water has risen by 282 per cent in four years. The Canadians have stayed well out in front in terms of the top 10 overseas countries with the biggest stake in Australian water.
