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.
The City of St. John's is scheduling rehabilitation work for water mains on streets in the Churchill Square area in 2022 and 2023. Work will begin in early September and is expected to be finished in November. There is also some work scheduled for spring 2023, expected to be completed in fall 2023. The project will include cleaning and structural lining of the existing water mains. The City of St. John’s awarded Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. the contract to complete the work.
