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.
A NASA-led international satellite mission is set to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. The advanced radar satellite, dubbed SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), is designed to give scientists an unprecedented view of the fluid that covers 70 per cent of the planet. The survey will be able to shed new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change.
