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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A Thunder Bay summer mystery: Who - or what - drained Boulevard Lake?

A Thunder Bay summer mystery: Who - or what - drained Boulevard Lake?

The City of Thunder Bay is investigating what exactly caused the opening of the Boulevard Lake dam on Sunday night, draining the north-side lake. The lake levels were reported as normal at 10 p.m. Sunday, according to city engineering and operations director Kayla Dixon, who spoke at a media conference held at the lake on Monday afternoon. However, at some point after that, 11 of the dam's 12 gates were opened, mostly draining the lake overnight. The city was notified of the low water levels at about 7 a.m. Monday, but officials don't yet know exactly why the dam was opened.

Remediation work at Thunder Bay beaches leads to drop in E. coli levels

Remediation work at Thunder Bay beaches leads to drop in E. coli levels

The Friends of Chippewa Park are hopeful for a surge in visitors to the south-side attraction now that water testing has shown bacteria levels at the Thunder Bay, Ont., park's beaches have dropped. A memo presented to city council Monday night says the two beaches at Chippewa — the main beach and Sandy Beach — as well one at Boulevard Lake have seen major improvements to water quality in recent years.

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