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.
A potential arson took place at the Moose Lake Water Treatment Plant in Moose Lake, Man., on Saturday, July 24, RCMP say. Smoke and flames were spotted on the south side of the building when police arrived. The fire was extinguished by the Moose Lake Fire Department. Though the treatment plant itself was not affected, the fire damaged the building and the water truck parked inside. Community members on the main water line did not lose water, say RCMP.
