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

Victoria Street Water Tower

Water Tower Rehabilitation Project Update and Design Considerations

Water Tower Rehabilitation Project Update and Design Considerations

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise residents that CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+) has been retained to provide engineering services for the rehabilitation of the Victoria Street Water Tower. Rehabilitation of the Victoria Street Water Tower was identified as a preferred alternative solution through the West Side Water Storage Environmental Assessment. The rehabilitation project will include full stripping of the existing coating from the exterior and interior of the structure, exterior and interior steel repairs, interior lining upgrades and exterior coating upgrades. The work is expected to extend the water tower’s service lifespan by 18-25 years.

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