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.
Flood mitigation plans for the Willow Estates area east of Drumheller Valley Secondary School (DVSS) were revealed during a virtual information session hosted by the Drumheller Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Office (DRFMO) on Thursday, March 31. The community was affected by flooding in both 2005 and 2013 and, along with the risk to homes in the area, there is also risk to vital infrastructure-the town’s main water supply lift station.
