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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WATER AT ONTARIO, CANADA, WATERLOO REGION PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISCOVER HIGH LEAD LEVELS

WATER AT ONTARIO, CANADA, WATERLOO REGION PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISCOVER HIGH LEAD LEVELS

Water samples taken at four public schools in Ontario, Canada, from June 2021 show lead levels are higher than the national safety guideline. The schools are Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, Stewart Avenue Public School, John Darling Public School and Elmira District Secondary School, reported The Waterloo Regional Record. Water samples taken June 9 to 10 at KCI showed levels of lead in two drinking fountains were higher than provincial targets, according to the principal in a letter, reported The Waterloo Regional Record. Tests at John Darling school on June 11 found one tap water fountain to exceed lead targets.

Children in schools and daycares across Canada are exposed to unsafe water

Children in schools and daycares across Canada are exposed to unsafe water

Many children in schools and daycares across Canada are likely being exposed to dangerous levels of lead in their drinking water and don’t know it, because most provinces aren’t requiring comprehensive testing at the taps, according to a collection of provincial studies and internal briefing material. The internal briefing material included memos and other advice prepared for high-ranking government officials in several provinces. These documents were released through freedom of information legislation to Global News as part of a joint year-long investigation into drinking water in partnership with Concordia University’s Institute for Investigative Journalism and other media organizations.

Drinking water in all Quebec schools will be tested for lead

Drinking water in all Quebec schools will be tested for lead

The drinking water in all public and private schools across Quebec will be tested for lead, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said. Roberge ordered the tests as a precaution after La Presse reported that four elementary schools had lead levels in their water that surpassed levels recommended by Health Canada. Water samples were collected in 24 Montreal schools and were analyzed by the chemistry department at the Université de Montréal.

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