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.
Water mains are going to be replaced in Sharon and Holland Landing with a little help from the provincial government. The Town of East Gwillimbury authorized a transfer payment agreement with the Province of Ontario for $3.67 million in grant funding that will contribute toward the $5-million cost of replacing water mains in Holland Landing and Sharon. Funding for this project was secured through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).
The Regional District of Nanaimo received $931,000 in grant funding for phase two of the Whiskey Creek Water Supply Upgrade project. The regional district will install a transmission main from the existing well to the reservoir to replace the temporary overland main, modernize the distribution pumping and control system and install backup power. When phase two of the project is complete later this year, the Whiskey Creek Water Service Area will have a secure, permanent and resilient water system.
