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.
Sicamous is under its first stage of water restrictions, limiting the times when residents can water their lawns. The district’s Stage 1 of water restrictions go into effect from May 1 to September 30. Sprinklers and irrigation systems are allowed to run at odd-numbered civic addresses on odd days and at even-numbered addresses on even days. There is no time restriction for watering under this schedule. Manual watering is allowed at any time, on any day for all addresses under Stage 1.
