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

Honourable François-Philippe Champagne

Nipissing professor receives prestigious role

Nipissing professor receives prestigious role

Colin McCarter has been named Canada Research Chair in Climate and Environmental Change and the recipient of $600,000 in funding. McCarter is an assistant professor cross-appointed in the Department of Geography and the Department of Biology and Chemistry in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Nipissing University. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of more than $139 million to support 176 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs across Canada.

Two U of L researchers appointed to Canada Research Chair for water and agriculture

Two U of L researchers appointed to Canada Research Chair for water and agriculture

Two University of Lethbridge researchers have been appointed to the Canada Research Chair to help with their expertise in water and agriculture. Dr. Jean-Denys Hamel and Dr. Steve Wiseman were both appointed by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry Wednesday. Dr. Hamel, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been appointed a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis.

Government of Canada backs innovative tech company specializing in water quality management that helps protect the environment and human health

Government of Canada backs innovative tech company specializing in water quality management that helps protect the environment and human health

Investment supports BioAlert Solutions, a growing Canadian cleantech company, and will help Canada minimize the risks of pathogens in industrial and commercial water systems. Canada's cleantech entrepreneurs are proving their power to take on today's environmental challenges. Working in partnership with innovative companies, the Government of Canada is supporting the growth of a greener economy. Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, announced an investment of $900,000 in Sherbrooke-based BioAlert Solutions through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). This is the first SDTC investment in BioAlert and part of a partnership that will help the company advance its water safety monitoring technology to minimize the risks and costs associated with Legionella contamination.

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