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.
New environmental targets set by the government are a "job half-done" and will fail to halt nature's decline, say charities. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the goals on Friday after a six-week delay. The legally-binding targets promise to tackle major problems like the loss of animals and plants, and air pollution. But critics say that crucial targets to protect water quality and natural sites are missing.
