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

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Halifax approves program to test for contaminants at 74 lakes

Halifax approves program to test for contaminants at 74 lakes

A new water quality monitoring program has been approved for the Halifax region that will see 74 lakes sampled beginning in spring 2022. The lakes will be tested for algae blooms and E. coli, as well as phosphorus, chlorophyll and chloride. According to the municipality's manager of environment, the lakes have been chosen based on scientific criteria. "It's based on our current understanding of their vulnerabilities," said Shannon Miedema. "We do have a thousand lakes within our municipal boundaries."

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