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

Village of Pemberton

How can Pemberton cut down on water usage?

How can Pemberton cut down on water usage?

With summer right around the corner, Pemberton’s water usage is once again a hot topic at the Village’s council table. According to Village of Pemberton (VOP) manager of operations Tom Csima, who presented the VOP’s Water Conservation Plan at the village’s regular council meeting on Tuesday, April 5, the village’s water usage is higher than average. The community uses about 600 litres of water per capita per day, according to the plan’s technical memo prepared by Keir Wood Leidal—well above the Canadian average of 427 litres per person per day.

Pemberton Drinking Water System report flags elevated manganese

Pemberton Drinking Water System report flags elevated manganese

Village of Pemberton council received its 2020 Drinking Water System annual report during its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 15. While the summary of water quality results for the most part showed levels of chemicals, mercury, and “elements by atomic spectroscopy” well within required limits, there was a concern about manganese levels. On Feb. 26, 2020 at Well No. 2 manganese levels were recorded at 78.8 ug/L and, on the same day at Well No. 3, they were recorded at 20.1 ug/L. Both were flagged on the report as exceeding “1 criteria policy/ level.”

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