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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Shoal Lake 40 shares optimistic vision of future during annual treaty day celebrations

Shoal Lake 40 shares optimistic vision of future during annual treaty day celebrations

Some members of Shoal Lake 40 travelled to their home community for the first time in decades — or ever — during this week's annual treaty day celebrations, and say they're hopeful for the First Nation's future after decades of forced isolation and a lack of clean drinking water.

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