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.
Water mains are going to be replaced in Sharon and Holland Landing with a little help from the provincial government. The Town of East Gwillimbury authorized a transfer payment agreement with the Province of Ontario for $3.67 million in grant funding that will contribute toward the $5-million cost of replacing water mains in Holland Landing and Sharon. Funding for this project was secured through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).
