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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Canada is 'weaving' Indigenous science into environmental policy-making

Canada is 'weaving' Indigenous science into environmental policy-making

Research shows that Indigenous communities in Canada are at higher risk from climate-related disasters such as flooding. Myrle Ballard is setting out to make sure Indigenous people are also part of the solution to climate change. Ballard is the first director of Environment and Climate Change Canada's new division of Indigenous Science, a role in which she's tasked with raising awareness of Indigenous science within the department and helping the government find ways to integrate it into its policies.

Sault College professor appointed to Canada Water Agency Taskforce

Sault College professor appointed to Canada Water Agency Taskforce

Sault College's Natural Environment Coordinator and professor Ryan Namespetra has been appointed to the taskforce designed to help bring the Canada Water Agency (CWA) to the City of Sault Ste. Marie. This taskforce is part of the city's proposal to bring freshwater conservation to the Upper Great Lakes, which the college has endorsed and will work collaboratively on. "Strongly aligning with many of Sault College’s core values, our college enthusiastically endorses the City of Sault Ste. Marie’s proposal to bring the Canada Water Agency to our City along with the creation of a taskforce to lead this initiative," the college stated in a news release issued today. "Having it (the CWA) located within our city will not only benefit our community as a whole, but also future students and generations."

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