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.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts has issued swimming advisories for two Sudbury beaches. Maintenance Beach and the Northern Water Sports Centre Beach, both on Ramsey Lake, have exceeded "acceptable bacteriological water quality standards" following routine samples. The beach water quality is not suitable for recreational use at this time, the health unit said.
