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.
Stinky water flowing through Gore Park's majestic fountain is unfortunate, but not unusual, say Hamilton residents who stop by regularly. On Monday, the fountain that marks a central spot in Hamilton's downtown was full of greenish-tinged water with bubbles of butter-yellow foam floating on top. "It kind of smells like rotten fish," said Raj Verma, who stood a distance away.
