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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WSP in Canada to Help Deliver Barrie Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade

WSP in Canada to Help Deliver Barrie Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade

WSP in Canada is a member of the consortium that has secured the contract for the Barrie Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade. This represents the largest wastewater contract in Ontario, to date, to adopt the Integrated Project Delivery procurement model. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a form of contracting that promotes collaboration through shared responsibility for all elements of a project’s execution. Team members work together to solve issues and manage risks, leading to a project delivery process that promotes information sharing and creating efficiency to deliver maximum value for the clients and the communities they serve.

Winnipeg MP says federal government willing to help tackle Lake Winnipeg pollution

Winnipeg MP says federal government willing to help tackle Lake Winnipeg pollution

Help could be on the way to update the North End Sewage Treatment Plant and fight pollution in Lake Winnipeg. The Lake Winnipeg Foundation, an environmental non-governmental organization, said the city is the single largest contributor of phosphorus in the lake, at around five per cent. Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid, parliamentary secretary to the minister of environment and climate change, told 680 CJOB the federal government is willing to do its part to tackle the problem, but the North End plant only serves as a starting point.

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