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

snow melt

'There's no accountability': Tantallon property contaminated, but no one will clean it up

'There's no accountability': Tantallon property contaminated, but no one will clean it up

Brink said at the time, her family made a few calls to find out what could be done, including to the Environment Department, but nothing much came of it. They tested their well water and the results showed it was safe. It wasn't until last year that Brink's daughter, Margret Holland, received the results of a freedom of information request and learned that the commercial property and her mother's property are contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbons, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. 

Watershed Conditions Statement in effect from February 14 to 19

Watershed Conditions Statement in effect from February 14 to 19

A Watershed Conditions Statement is in effect from February 14 to February 19. The following watershed conditions statement is based on the seven-day weather forecast issued by Environment Canada on Tuesday, February 14. A period of warm weather is expected for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with freezing temperatures returning on Friday and climbing above zero on the weekend. Five to ten millimeters of rain are also forecasted for Wednesday and Thursday.

It was the sixth driest year on record in 2022. For farmers, the impact was disastrous

It was the sixth driest year on record in 2022. For farmers, the impact was disastrous

Far away from Waterloo Region’s cities where worries of a global pandemic and skyrocketing inflation dominated the conversation around dinner tables in 2022, a different type of disaster threatened the families of one of the region’s oldest industries.

Stay clear, stay safe this Easter weekend

Stay clear, stay safe this Easter weekend

After a long winter, Easter weekend is a great time to get outside to enjoy the warming weather. But if adventures in the great outdoors are part of your weekend plans, please ensure you stay clear of waterways around OPG hydroelectric facilities. Recent snow melt, combined with spring precipitation, has the potential to cause rising water levels. High water flow, melting snow and ice, and unstable banks along waterways can be especially dangerous at this time of year.

Flood watch advisories issued for Teslin Lake, and Yukon River at Carmacks

Flood watch advisories issued for Teslin Lake, and Yukon River at Carmacks

Yukon emergency officials have issued flood watch advisories for parts of the southern and central territory. The advisories, sent Monday afternoon, say water levels in Teslin Lake and the Yukon River at Carmacks are rising and expected to continue rising over the coming days. A flood watch means that waters are rising and that flooding of areas adjacent to lakes and streams may occur. It is associated with slightly less risk than an official flood warning.

A second chance: Canada, U.S. renegotiate a critical water treaty

A second chance: Canada, U.S. renegotiate a critical water treaty

The Columbia River Treaty, an international agreement governing the flow of water between British Columbia and six U.S. states, will be 55 years old this year. It has not aged well. The river springs from the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains of B.C. and winds 1,930 kilometres through the Northwestern United States – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming. No other river in North America spills more water into the Pacific Ocean.

'The 500-year flood': Dozens forced from homes in Whitewater Region

'The 500-year flood': Dozens forced from homes in Whitewater Region

Dozens of people in the Township of Whitewater Region have been forced from their homes as water levels on the Ottawa River peaked this weekend. The Renfrew County, Ont., township is about 140 kilometres northwest of downtown Ottawa, and includes nearly 90 kilometres of shoreline. About 100 homes have been affected by flooding, Mayor Michael Moore said Sunday.

Follow us