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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Vancouver Craft Beer Week leaves some suds lovers hopping mad

Vancouver Craft Beer Week leaves some suds lovers hopping mad

The ads promised a day of great beer, delicious food and good vibes, but some people attending this year's Vancouver Craft Beer Week on the PNE grounds found the event chaotic, poorly organized and a cash-grab. Desaree da Cruz said the cascading frustrations for her and two friends started with a long wait Saturday to get through the one and only entrance gate. Once inside, da Cruz said the event was extremely short-staffed, overcrowded and unsafe, with people jammed together in more lineups waiting to purchase beer samples and food. Additionally, the organizers' mandatory wristband payment system was malfunctioning. 

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