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.
New Brunswick officials are warning about possible flooding this weekend in a community in the province’s northwest. Officials with River Watch said today the Saint John River in Saint-Hilaire, N.B., is expected on Saturday to surpass flood stage, which is the level at which water can cause flooding.
