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.
Individuals posing as City of Toronto staff have attempted to enter homes and gather personal information, the City warned Wednesday. In posts on Twitter, the City said it has been notified that people are posing as Toronto Water staff. The post noted that staff are currently conducting testing in the sewer system to identify defects. But officials said staff don’t need to enter homes to do the work and would never ask for personal information.
