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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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Northern Ont. activist Autumn Peltier a finalist for $135K International Children’s Peace Prize

Northern Ont. activist Autumn Peltier a finalist for $135K International Children’s Peace Prize

Autumn Peltier of Wiikwemkoong First Nation is a finalist for this year’s International Children’s Peace Prize. Peltier, 18, is one of three people who made a shortlist selected by a panel of experts from more than 175 nominees from 46 countries. The winner will receive 100,000 euros, or about $135,000, half of which will go to a project they support. “Global youth environmental activist Autumn Peltier, also known as ‘The Water Protector,’ has been advocating for clean water in Canada and beyond for many years,” said a news release Tuesday from kidsrights.org.

Forward Water Technologies says it is a finalist in the MABC Mining Innovation Challenge: Reduce Water Use

Forward Water Technologies says it is a finalist in the MABC Mining Innovation Challenge: Reduce Water Use

"The mining industry is essential to the global economy as well as continuing to increase the quality of life. However, enabling this industry to be sustainable is essential and Forward Water is aiding in that evolution,” the company’s president and CEO Howie Honeyman said Forward Water Technologies (TSX-V:FWTC) Corp has announced that it is one of the five finalists moving to the second phase of the Mining Innovation Challenge: Reduce Water Use organised by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) and Foresight Canada.

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