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.
A member of Chippewas of the Thames First Nation is one step closer to winning a national competition aiming to support Indigenous entrepreneurs. Tyler French is a semifinalist for the annual Pow Wow Pitch, where more than 1,000 vendors, artists and innovators pitch their ideas for a chance to win up to $25,000. "I just like to show the world that a single male Indigenous entrepreneur is trying to change the world," said French during an interview with Allison Devereux on CBC London Morning.
