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

Port McNeill

This BC spot tops the list of the 10 wettest cities in Canada

This BC spot tops the list of the 10 wettest cities in Canada

Vancouverites like to pride themselves on their ability to thrive under a constant cloud cover, but they’re not the wettest place in Canada by a long shot. According to a new report, Canada’s rainiest city gets 50 more rainy days on average than even Seattle. Budget Direct’s new World Rain Index report collected climate data to gather the number of rainy days – with at least one millimetre or precipitation – for 64,429 global cities. They found that the rainiest city in Canada is actually Prince Rupert. It has an average of 166 rainy days per year.

Month-long boil water advisory finally over in Port McNeill

Month-long boil water advisory finally over in Port McNeill

Port McNeill residents can finally drink their tap water again without having to boil it. The town has been under a strict boil water advisory since Aug. 11, when water test results came back showing trace amounts of E. coli were found in one of its samples during routine testing. According to medical officials, some kinds of E. coli can cause diarrhea, urinary infections and even respiratory problems. After numerous weekly water tests throughout August, which continued to come back showing areas along Beach Drive were still producing trace amounts of E.coli and Total Coliforms, the boil water advisory continued on into September, when Island Health mandated for the town to complete a chlorine disinfection of the water distribution system.

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