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.
The municipality of Red Lake is issuing a caution about possible water contamination for people who draw from the lake. The municipality put out an advisory on Tuesday, warning that there has been an overflow of raw sewage into Howey Bay on Red Lake. The notice applies to people who use lake water from the eastern portion of Red Lake from Howey Bay to McNeely Bay, extending east downstream along the Chukuni River, including Keg Lake, Gullrock Lake and Two Island Lake.
