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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Critics of proposed Manitoba silica sand mine applaud environmental report that casts doubt on project safety Social Sharing

Critics of proposed Manitoba silica sand mine applaud environmental report that casts doubt on project safety Social Sharing

"The commission does not have sufficient confidence that the level of risk posed to an essential source of drinking water for the region has been adequately defined," reads a section of the 105-page document released by the Clean Environment Commission, an arms-length provincial agency mandated to provide advice and recommendations to Manitoba's environment minister. "The mining approach proposed by Sio Silica does have merit if the risks posed to the quality of water in the affected aquifers can be better defined and the management of those risks can be adequately addressed."

Yukon can expect more rain and snow as climate changes, gov't report says

Yukon can expect more rain and snow as climate changes, gov't report says

Yukoners can expect to see a significant increase in precipitation in the next 50 years, according to the territory's latest environmental report. The 2022 state of the environment interim report, published on Monday by the Yukon government, estimates annual precipitation could rise by almost 17 per cent before 2072. The data reflects a similar trend on annual temperatures, which have increased by 2.2 C over the last 50 years — with winter temperatures increasing by almost 5 C. "Our environment is changing due to climate change impacts and a growing population," Yukon Environment Minister Nils Clarke said in a press release on Monday.

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