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

Regional District of Nanaimo

Regional District of Nanaimo to borrow money to pay for Whiskey Creek water system upgrade

Regional District of Nanaimo to borrow money to pay for Whiskey Creek water system upgrade

The Whiskey Creek Water Service Area is scheduled for a much-needed upgrade to meet Island Health’s requirement deadline. The facility has been under notice from Island Health to address deficiencies in the water supply since 2013. The water supply system to Whiskey Creek has required improvement since 2012. In 2021, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) commissioned a new groundwater source, but due to lack of funds, a temporary overland transmission water main and portable diesel-powered electric generator as a power source were installed.

Whiskey Creek water supply upgrade project receives $931K in grant funding

Whiskey Creek water supply upgrade project receives $931K in grant funding

The Regional District of Nanaimo received $931,000 in grant funding for phase two of the Whiskey Creek Water Supply Upgrade project. The regional district will install a transmission main from the existing well to the reservoir to replace the temporary overland main, modernize the distribution pumping and control system and install backup power. When phase two of the project is complete later this year, the Whiskey Creek Water Service Area will have a secure, permanent and resilient water system.

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