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.
We have a great deal to lose if we don’t acknowledge our shared responsibility to protect and restore the Great Lakes. That’s the underlying premise of Biinaagami, a multi-year collaborative project undertaken by Canadian Geographic and Swim Drink Fish. The project was launched September 26 in Niagara on the Lake with a number of First Nations leaders from Manitoulin Island as key participants.
Kortright Hills Public School is among five schools across Canada to win a video challenge that promotes energy conservation. The team Water Rockers from Kortright participated in the Classroom Energy Diet Challenge, a joint initiative supported by Canadian Geographic and Shell Canada that saw over 550 classrooms participate in 17 challenges related to energy conservation for prizes totalling $45,000. Wearing masks and holding up signs, Kortright students were seen sharing the environmental, financial and health benefits of using a reusable water bottle in their video which received 25,531 votes and won $1,500.
