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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Province warns of possible water contamination following flooding

Province warns of possible water contamination following flooding

British Columbia's Ministry of Health is warning residents in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley of possible water contamination connected to the recent flooding in the province. Record-setting precipitation fell between Nov. 14 and Dec. 2 in southwestern B.C., causing severe flooding that destroyed homes and farms, and caused landslides that killed several people. Officials say heavy rain may have caused overflow or failure of liquid manure storage systems in the region. The province says it is working with farm operators to reduce the risks of possible overflow.

Red Lake warns of possible water contamination after overflow of raw sewage

Red Lake warns of possible water contamination after overflow of raw sewage

The municipality of Red Lake is issuing a caution about possible water contamination for people who draw from the lake. The municipality put out an advisory on Tuesday, warning that there has been an overflow of raw sewage into Howey Bay on Red Lake. The notice applies to people who use lake water from the eastern portion of Red Lake from Howey Bay to McNeely Bay, extending east downstream along the Chukuni River, including Keg Lake, Gullrock Lake and Two Island Lake.

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