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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Penhorn Lake Beach closed to swimming

Penhorn Lake Beach closed to swimming

Penhorn Lake Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as well as two unsupervised beaches, during the summer months. Recent test results indicate bacteria levels at this beach exceed Health Canada swimming guidelines. High bacteria levels can be caused by a number of factors, including dogs, birds, wildlife, and high temperatures. Staff will continue testing the water until bacteria levels return to safe levels. The municipality will advise residents when the beach reopens.

HRM reopens Kinap Beach in Porters Lake for swimming

HRM reopens Kinap Beach in Porters Lake for swimming

Kinap Beach in Porters Lake is reopened for public swimming after it was recently closed because tests showed high levels of bacteria in the water. Swimming was prohibited at the beach after testing Saturday indicated high bacteria levels exceeding Health Canada guidelines. Halifax Regional Municipality said in a news release that follow-up testing showed the water is again safe, in line with Health Canada guidelines.

'Water's Cool': Charlottetown-area leaders learn from water conservation program for Grade 5 students

'Water's Cool': Charlottetown-area leaders learn from water conservation program for Grade 5 students

Some municipal staff and politicians in the Charlottetown area went back to school last week — to 'Water's Cool' Water School. The water conservation program for Grade 5 students was originally created by staff with the Town of Stratford in 2011. The program expanded to include students in Charlottetown in 2019, and to date, more than 3,000 students have attended.

Verner’s ‘brown water’ problem makes rare winter appearance

Verner’s ‘brown water’ problem makes rare winter appearance

West Nipissing municipal staff are flushing hydrants in Verner today as they investigate a mysterious winter appearance of ‘brown water’ during the past couple of weeks. Some residents, but not all, are reporting water issues that have a long history in the area due to manganese found in the Veuve River, the source for Verner’s drinking water. While the mineral is considered safe to ingest, it’s actually required in small amounts in the human diet, it smells and tastes bad and is hard on laundry.

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