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

mitigating impacts of climate change

Revegetating riparian zones helps mitigate impacts of climate change

Revegetating riparian zones helps mitigate impacts of climate change

Climate change is happening on Manitoulin and impacts riparian zones, those strips of moisture-loving vegetation that grow along the edge of natural water bodies, especially if those areas have already been impacted by agriculture and development. Revegetating riparian zones helps to mitigate those impacts. Liam Campbell is an environmental technologist with Manitoulin Streams. He began working with the organization in 2018 after earning his BSc. in Environmental Science from Carleton University. He graduated with honours from Algonquin College’s Environmental Management and Assessment post-graduate program in 2020. Manitoulin Streams works in partnership with townships and different communities all over the Island to improve critical habitat and in-stream riparian areas.

Watershed restoration creates a healthier future for B.C.

Watershed restoration creates a healthier future for B.C.

An ongoing effort to restore watersheds and wetlands in the province is creating a healthier future for British Columbians by mitigating the impacts of climate change on communities, strengthening ecosystems and securing quality drinking water. Premier John Horgan highlighted the Budget 2022 commitment of $30 million to continue to improve B.C.’s watersheds.

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