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.
Those taking in the views at a popular lake near Banff, Alta., will likely see a large amount of dead fish from the shore, according to Parks Canada. Fish in the second lake at Vermilion Lakes, directly west of Banff, recently died from winterkill said Mark Taylor, aquatic ecologist team lead in Banff National Park. Winterkill naturally happens when the fish don't get enough oxygen.
