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.
A Rama First Nation lawyer has been nominated for a prestigious distinction from a leading law publication. Ted Williams, the Chief of Rama First Nation, nominated Stephanie Willsey for Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential list. Her biggest accomplishment thus far was recently winning a $8 billion class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government, on behalf of Indigenous communities who have not had access to clean drinking water.
