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.
Some areas of the Sumas Prairie are showing signs of recovery, even as the region prepares for another series of storms, with one atmospheric river arriving on Saturday and another larger one on Tuesday. - Ben Nelms, Staff Photographer Ben Nelms is an award-winning photojournalist based in Vancouver, B.C.
