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

alternate sources of water

Surrounding municipalites express concern with Guelph’s plans to add water wells

Surrounding municipalites express concern with Guelph’s plans to add water wells

The City of Guelph is looking to build future wells in neighbouring municipalities such as the Township of Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch as it has exhausted its water sources. Guelph/Eramosa council received an update on talks between the city and the two townships from Kyle Davis, the risk management official with Wellington County at its meeting this week with regards to the City of Guelph’s water supply master plan. The city is required to update its water supply master plan every five years, and it’s looking for alternate sources of water due to anticipated growth.

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