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.
Water management is critical to Canadian communities from coast to coast to coast. Without the ability to safely release treated water, municipalities and industries alike would need to store all of the water that they use and all of the water from rain and snow that falls within their boundaries. This is something that no municipality or industry does — except oilsands mines.
