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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City widens eligibility for tax and water credit program

City widens eligibility for tax and water credit program

Thunder Bay’s city council has voted to loosen eligibility rules for the city’s property tax and water credit program, removing a rule that barred people whose accounts were in arrears from applying. The program is open to seniors and people with disabilities living on low incomes. In a report, city staff said the restriction on those in arrears “has been identified as a barrier” that could prevent those most in need from accessing support. Over 500 people take advantage of the program, receiving tax credits of $400 and water credits of $200.

Manitoba Hydro revises its rate-hike request, cites cut in government charges

Manitoba Hydro revises its rate-hike request, cites cut in government charges

Manitoba Hydro is reducing its request for rate increases for the next two years and is crediting a recent provincial government fee reduction. Earlier this month, the Crown-owned utility said it would ask the provincial regulator, the Public Utilities Board, for rate hikes of 3.5 per cent in each of the next two years. The utility said Tuesday it is revising that request to two per cent in each year.

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