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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City, province investigate oil spill in Humber River, clean-up to begin Thursday

City, province investigate oil spill in Humber River, clean-up to begin Thursday

Officials from the city and province are investigating an oil spill into the Humber River in northwest Toronto this week and say efforts to clean up the spill by the company responsible are expected to begin on Thursday. Toronto Water, the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks and its Spill Action Centre are investigating the spill into the river southwest of Finch Avenue West and Weston Road. There's no word yet on the amount that was spilled, but the ministry said it is machine oil.

P.E.I. ferry service resumes July 27 between Wood Islands and Caribou, Nova Scotia

P.E.I. ferry service resumes July 27 between Wood Islands and Caribou, Nova Scotia

Any water from inside the ship is considered contaminated, so it is getting pumped directly into trucks and taken away by a specialized company to be disposed of properly, said Cormier. “There has not been any release of pollutants into the water or on land,” said Cormier, “But as an abundance of precaution, we have a response organization that is providing containment around the vessel and also containment along the shoreline to habitat, marsh area, to the west of the terminal.” The Canadian Coast Guard environmental response team is still on site, he said. “Our activities we basically discuss and submit plans on what we are doing so that the priority of environmental protection is taken care of,” said Cormier. “So, we always consult with them.”

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