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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Thousands of CAF members eligible for compensation for drinking contaminated water

Thousands of CAF members eligible for compensation for drinking contaminated water

For years, Ed Sweeney served in the Canadian Armed Forces living at CFB Valcartier military base starting in 1991. While he faced the ordinary dangers that come with serving with the 5e régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada, including a deployment to Bosnia in 1995, he also faced a grave danger at home. For decades, the Department of National Defence (DND) and two private companies, SNC-Lavalin and General Dynamics, were contaminating local water sources around the base and the neighbouring municipality of Shannon, Que., with a dangerous carcinogenic called trichloroethylene.

Latest sampling around CFD Mountainview shows PFAS and benzene remain

Latest sampling around CFD Mountainview shows PFAS and benzene remain

The Department of National Defence continues to investigate the discovery of harmful chemicals in the area of CFD Mountainview in Prince Edward County. The DND has been working since spring of 2021 to address the issue after per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) and benzene were discovered near the landfill at the detachment. The PFAS on the property are thought to mostly be related to the past use of firefighting foams for training while the benzene may be the result of past fuel use storage practices.

Council awards $5M engineering contract in first phase of leaked chemical clean-up agreement with DND

Council awards $5M engineering contract in first phase of leaked chemical clean-up agreement with DND

North Bay City Council has approved a nearly $5 million contract for engineering consulting services associated with the remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) at Jack Garland Airport. In July, the City of North Bay and the Department of National Defence (DND) reached a $20-million contribution agreement related to the leakage of chemicals at the local airport. PFAS are manufactured substances found in many consumer and industrial products, including firefighting foam. Past use of the airport lands for firefighter training between the early 1970s and mid-1990s has been identified as the main source of PFAS on the airport property. Although firefighting foam containing PFAS was an accepted practice and was in accordance with regulations at that time, its use is very limited today.

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