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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Government of Nunavut tables $338-million capital budget

Government of Nunavut tables $338-million capital budget

Water and wastewater treatment "Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental of community life," said Joanasie. "As communities grow and regulations change, so do the demands on our existing, aging infrastructure." A total of $31 million is being put toward improvements in water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in seven communities. The project allocations are as follows: $187,000 to design a water treatment plant to replace the current pump house in Arctic Bay. $2,091,000 for the construction of a new water treatment plant in Grise Fiord. $698,000 for construction work to complete upgrades to the water intake in Kugluktuk. $188,000 to begin design of a new water treatment plant in Pond Inlet. $275,000 to proceed with the design of a wastewater treatment plant to adequately treat both piped and trucked wastewater in Resolute Bay. $188,000 to begin design on a new water treatment plant in Sanikiluaq. $450,000 to begin design work on upgrades and new sewage lagoon to treat wastewater in Sanikiluaq.

2021 capital projects a highlight for Tisdale’s mayor

2021 capital projects a highlight for Tisdale’s mayor

The lagoon project involved adding a new sewer lift station, new lagoon cell and a new pipe out to the lagoon. The town previously received funding for the project through the New Building Canada Small Community Fund in 2018, which covered two-thirds of the cost. In 2019, the town took out $1.2 million in loans to pay for their share of the project. Water line replacements were another highlight, with 97th Street between 103rd Avenue and 105th Avenue replaced, totalling $135 thousand.

Murray Corner residents puzzled by sewage lagoon project in provincial park

Murray Corner residents puzzled by sewage lagoon project in provincial park

The clear waves of New Brunswick's Murray Beach Provincial Park draw crowds of swimmers each summer, yet it's located metres away from the campground's sewage lagoon. With the park closed for the season, a project is underway to have tubes and pipes flush that wastewater directly into a marsh. Nearby residents of Murray Corner, about 50 minutes southeast of Moncton, have been questioning the work and worry it could contaminate wells and flow into the ocean.

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