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.
Some residents of the inner-city Calgary community of Sunnyside are hoping the city can find a way to turn off the tap on an underground spring that leaves water pooling on their street year-round. The water has been causing trouble on Sunnyhill Lane N.W. for the past couple of years. "About two years ago, this puddle showed up, and it doesn't go away," said Christie Page, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 10 years.
