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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Will Canada's single-use plastics ban actually make a difference?

Will Canada's single-use plastics ban actually make a difference?

Canada has officially banned single-use plastics, specifically plastic bags, straws, cutlery, stir sticks, six-pack rings and some takeout containers. Manufacturers have until the end of 2022 to stop manufacturing them, and until the end of 2023 to stop selling them. Environmentalists are hoping Canada’s ban will pave the way for other countries to follow their lead. France has also prioritized plastic pollution by banning plastic packaging on fruits and vegetables. Add to that the world’s first Global Plastic Pollution Treaty, signed in March, and maybe there is reason to hope we are making progress!

Biden regulators to revise Trump rollback of water protection

Biden regulators to revise Trump rollback of water protection

President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced its intent to protect more U.S. waterways through environmental regulations, reversing a Trump-era rollback that had been urged by farmers, ranchers and manufacturers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army reviewed ex-President Donald Trump's Navigable Waters Protection Rule and determined that it "significantly" reduced clean water protections - a major concern as arid states in the west face droughts.

What really happens to plastic drink bottles you toss in your recycling bin

What really happens to plastic drink bottles you toss in your recycling bin

The infinite triangular loop of arrows that we know as the recycling symbol adorns millions of plastic pop and water bottles we carefully sort in the blue bin. It comforts us with the idea that each one will be recycled over and over again forever. But unfortunately, most of the time, it's a lie. Many bottles aren't recycled at all, and those that do get recycled usually aren't turned into other bottles or recycled again after that.

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