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.
It's been a hotter summer than most here in Calgary. And with the heat comes sweat — but there's more to perspiration than meets the nose. For Dr. Raj Bhardwaj, an urgent care doctor in Calgary, it's a fascinating phenomenon. While sweat is crucial to our survival, there's a $75-billion worldwide industry that's grown around helping people sweat less and hide their sweat, or at least the smell of it.
