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

Prescott

Prescott goes out to tender on water tower

Prescott goes out to tender on water tower

Prescott is one step closer to getting a new water tower. Town council voted on Monday night to proceed with a request for proposals (RFP) involving the $7-million replacement project slated for the north side of Churchill Road West just west of the town’s new multi-use recreational facility that is nearing completion. The existing water tower located on the south side of Wood Street West between Mayfield Retirement Residence dates back to the 1970s, is nearing the end of its natural life and does not meet the current needs of the town, according to Prescott Director of Operations Nathan Richard.

Prescott gets $5 million for new water tower

Prescott gets $5 million for new water tower

The Town of Prescott will receive $5.08 million in federal and provincial money to build a new water tower and tear down the old one. The money – about $2.7 million from Ottawa and $2.3 million from Ontario – will pay most of the estimated $6.9 million cost to replace the town’s aging water tower. The money was the largest share of $6.7 million in funds from the federal-provincial Investing in Canada Infrastructure Fund that will go toward three local municipalities for drinking-water projects. Edwardsburgh Cardinal will get $1.54 million toward replacement of a watermain and three fire hydrants to service 27 properties in Cardinal, including an apartment complex along Country Road 2. The Village of Westport will get $80,956 for a new propane generator for its water system.

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