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

Pemberton

How can Pemberton cut down on water usage?

How can Pemberton cut down on water usage?

With summer right around the corner, Pemberton’s water usage is once again a hot topic at the Village’s council table. According to Village of Pemberton (VOP) manager of operations Tom Csima, who presented the VOP’s Water Conservation Plan at the village’s regular council meeting on Tuesday, April 5, the village’s water usage is higher than average. The community uses about 600 litres of water per capita per day, according to the plan’s technical memo prepared by Keir Wood Leidal—well above the Canadian average of 427 litres per person per day.

Plans for a new water treatment plant underway in Pemberton

Plans for a new water treatment plant underway in Pemberton

An investigation into water quality in the Village of Pemberton’s (VOP) wells has revealed manganese and iron levels that exceed the new standards set by the Canadian government in 2019. The elevated levels were first discussed at the Pemberton council table in June 2021. While they aren’t something to be alarmed about, according to the VOP’s manager of operations and projects Tom Csima, plans are in the works for a new water treatment plant that would bring the levels back to normal range through filtration and oxidation of chlorine injection into the water.

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