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.
The drinking water in all public and private schools across Quebec will be tested for lead, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said. Roberge ordered the tests as a precaution after La Presse reported that four elementary schools had lead levels in their water that surpassed levels recommended by Health Canada. Water samples were collected in 24 Montreal schools and were analyzed by the chemistry department at the Université de Montréal.
