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.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wants experts from his own country to help monitor Japan’s release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site. Yoon requested participation in a discussion with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Lithuania on Wednesday, according to a statement from South Korea’s presidential office.