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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Prescott goes out to tender on water tower

Prescott goes out to tender on water tower

Prescott is one step closer to getting a new water tower. Town council voted on Monday night to proceed with a request for proposals (RFP) involving the $7-million replacement project slated for the north side of Churchill Road West just west of the town’s new multi-use recreational facility that is nearing completion. The existing water tower located on the south side of Wood Street West between Mayfield Retirement Residence dates back to the 1970s, is nearing the end of its natural life and does not meet the current needs of the town, according to Prescott Director of Operations Nathan Richard.

Council exempts new water reservoir from sustainability policy

Council exempts new water reservoir from sustainability policy

St. Albert city council unanimously granted a water project an exemption to the city's own sustainable building policy on April 18, after city staff recently noticed the project's design potentially wasn't up-to-code environmentally. Despite the $33 million budget, the Sturgeon Heights Reservoir and Pump Station replacement project, which is already under construction, would need an estimated maximum of $1 million in additional funding if it were to be green certified as all new municipal buildings must be under the city's Sustainable Buildings Policy. 

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