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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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EARTH DAY 2023: How to reduce your environmental footprint and save money at home

EARTH DAY 2023: How to reduce your environmental footprint and save money at home

To use less water, try low-flow fixtures like toilets and shower heads. If you’re still using a conventional storage tank water heater, you might want to consider switching to a tankless water heater. “Everybody’s pretty familiar with the typical storage tank water heaters that keep 40 or 60 gallons of water hot 24/7,” Donahue noted. With a tankless water heater, sometimes called an ‘on-demand’ water heater, water is heated only when it’s needed, when a tap is turned or a dishwasher or washing machine is running.

London plumber recalls 'scary' clog, made almost entirely of used needles

London plumber recalls 'scary' clog, made almost entirely of used needles

A London, Ont., plumber is warning people not to flush used syringes down toilets or kick them into catch basins, saying that while it seems safer than leaving them in the street, they can present a danger to those who work with the city's plumbing. The opioid crisis has been a simmering problem for at least a decade in the city, with recent figures putting the number of deaths from apparent overdoses at an average of eight a month since the pandemic.

SUEZ Partners with The Home Depot to Promote Award-Winning Water Conservation Program

SUEZ Partners with The Home Depot to Promote Award-Winning Water Conservation Program

The program, now promoted in six Home Depot stores in New York State – Brewster, Nanuet, New Rochelle, Port Chester, West Nyack and Yonkers – encourages its customers to replace outdated fixtures including showerheads, toilets, and smart irrigation controllers with new high-performance models that save water and energy. Customers have redeemed more than 8,000 rebates since the program’s launch in 2017.

Toilets and trash featured in Victoria exhibition about local history of water and waste

Toilets and trash featured in Victoria exhibition about local history of water and waste

There are some dirty pictures on public display at one of Victoria's oldest homes right now. Built in the early 1860's, Point Ellice House Museum and Gardens was a family home for more than a century before it was turned over to the province in the 1970s and became the national and provincial historic site it is today. And now until the end of the year, people are invited to check out the museum's latest feature exhibition exploring two basic human needs that city residents face regardless of the decade— dumping waste and accessing clean water.

When thieves stole her water pipes, OEV neighbours stepped up to help

When thieves stole her water pipes, OEV neighbours stepped up to help

Residents of Old East Village are teaming up to help an 80-year-old woman who was left without running water after thieves broke into the basement of the house she rents and ripped out the copper plumbing. Shirly Roberts lives in the neighbourhood in a rental house. She lives alone, and recently underwent a double knee replacement. Originally from Grenada, she has no family in Canada.

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