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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Terrace Bay issues boil water advisory after lightning strike at water treatment plant

Terrace Bay issues boil water advisory after lightning strike at water treatment plant

The town of Terrace Bay will remain under a boil water advisory for most of this week after a lightning strike cut power to the northwestern Ontario town's water treatment plant on the weekend. Terrace Bay Mayor Jody Davis said the strike occurred during a storm on Sunday night. And while there were no injuries, some of the plant's equipment was damaged. "A breaker was hit," Davis said Monday. "One of the transformers, which is for the water treatment generator, emergency generator, it got fried."

After three months without water, the taps are running again in Big Grassy River First Nation

After three months without water, the taps are running again in Big Grassy River First Nation

Water is flowing through the taps once again in Big Grassy River First Nation after three months without consistent, potable water. However, the current water is untreated and coming directly from Lake of the Woods as the community waits for repairs to the water filtration system. The result is that community members have had to go to the beach to collect water for basic sanitation needs, and buildings have been shuttered and the school remains closed to students until a running, drinkable water service is restored.

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