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

Cumberland Creek

Cumberland awarded 2 grants for drinking water infrastructure

Cumberland awarded 2 grants for drinking water infrastructure

The Village of Cumberland is receiving two grants for drinking water infrastructure. The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) is providing $4,475,000 for the reconstruction of a dam on Cumberland Creek and adjacent stream restoration activities. The province’s StrongerBC Economic Plan and rural development grant program is also investing $481,625 for a Union Road watermain project. The dam reconstruction work is required under provincial dam safety regulations for the purpose of seismic improvements.

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