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

Kenora Catholic District School Board

St. Louis Living Arts School earns EcoSchools Canada Gold Certification

St. Louis Living Arts School earns EcoSchools Canada Gold Certification

The EcoSchools Canada Gold Certification has been bestowed upon St. Louis Living Arts School. The school earned the certification by working on a wide range of initiatives, designed to bring education and awareness to the school community. Each grade led an assembly about a different aspect of reducing your carbon footprint. Grade 1/2 explored tree watering and planting. Grade 3 students led an assembly about “GOOS” paper – good on one side. They learned about best practices for reducing paper waste and put an action plan to reduce the amount of paper used in the school. Grade 4 students led “the Great Gulp” or “La Grande Gorgée”, a bilingual campaign on water conservation. Grade 5 students explored Energy Conservation. Grade 6 students participated in Young Reporters for the Environment.

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