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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Ontario developer's plan to build golf course on farmland has some worried it will 'destroy' their village

Ontario developer's plan to build golf course on farmland has some worried it will 'destroy' their village

Some residents of a small village in Ontario's cottage country are speaking out against a proposed development that would see farmland turned into a golf course resort and housing. The Kawartha Bay project in Cameron, Ont., located approximately 150 kilometres northeast of Toronto in the City of Kawartha Lakes, is being proposed by Markham-based Flato Developments. It would feature an 18-hole golf course interspersed with 339 seasonal homes, 84 rentals, a clubhouse, restaurant and a refurbished marina.

Developer of Fall River seniors' complex to review water study following concerns from neighbours

Developer of Fall River seniors' complex to review water study following concerns from neighbours

The developer of a senior living complex planned for Fall River, N.S., will review a study it conducted for the project's new sewage treatment plant amid concerns from residents about their drinking water, Nova Scotia's Environment Department says. The department ordered the review after residents of Thomas Drive told CBC they weren't informed about the planned outfall into Thomas Lake, from which 11 homes on the street draw drinking water through a small filtration system.

Construction contaminates well water in area near Montfort Hospital, residents say

Construction contaminates well water in area near Montfort Hospital, residents say

If the developer's proposal is approved, residents say they're worried the required deep drilling and excavation could leave their water undrinkable. It's a problem homeowners said they've watched emerge over decades of routine testing. "We seem to be in a kind of Groundhog Day scenario as each development comes up," said Al Crosby, who has lived in Fairhaven since 1978.

City of Ottawa wins appeal of developer's water main lawsuit

City of Ottawa wins appeal of developer's water main lawsuit

The City of Ottawa earned a successful appeal of a condo developer's $4.5-million lawsuit win, which involved the discovery of a water main at a condo development site. In the summer of 2019, Charlesfort Developments won a lawsuit against the city due to the water main — just a metre from the site's property line — that led to a costly redesign of its project on Richmond Road to avoid disturbing city infrastructure.

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