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

There's Something in the Water

Groundbreaking documentaries to watch before Earth Day on Netflix Canada

Groundbreaking documentaries to watch before Earth Day on Netflix Canada

At the end of April, the 51st anniversary of Earth Day will take place, the annual event whose purpose is to show support for environmental protection across the globe. Earth Day takes place on April 22 and includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by earthday.org, spread out across 193 countries and celebrated by millions of people. Netflix Canada also has an impressive library of sustainability documentaries that allow viewers to discover the planet’s wonders, hoping to trigger a conversation about climate issues, consumerism, food systems, overconsumption, and what needs to be changed.

Ellen Page Tackles Canada’s Environmental Racism In ‘There’s Something In The Water’ Documentary Trailer

Ellen Page Tackles Canada’s Environmental Racism In ‘There’s Something In The Water’ Documentary Trailer

In her new documentary “There’s Something in the Water”, co-directed by Ian Daniel, the actress and activist focuses on the effects of environmental racism on black and indigenous communities in Nova Scotia. “In Canada, your postal code determines your health,” sociologist Ingrid Waldron says in the trailer for the film. “So we know that where you live has bearing on your well-being. Indigenous and black communities are the ones that tend to be located near hazardous sites.”

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