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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Students highlight water concerns with storm drain symbols

Students highlight water concerns with storm drain symbols

There are yellow fish in the Nepahwin Lake watershed, but they’re not in the water. With brushes and stencils in hand, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School students have painted yellow fish symbols with the words ‘Rain Only’ on area storm drains. It’s all part of Trout Unlimited Canada’s Yellow Fish Road education campaign and a collaborative project by Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee and the Nepahwin Lake Watershed Stewardship Group, with support from the City of Greater Sudbury Lake Stewardship Grant Program.

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