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.
The Yukon’s allocation of federal ‘gas tax’ funding has grown to $18 million this year, with nearly $1 million already slotted for projects, according to the Yukon government. Unincorporated communities will receive about $1 million of the fund. “These funds are allocated to projects based on need,” said Bonnie Venton Ross, spokesperson for Community Services, in an email.
