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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Dal shows strength in 2023 Impact Rankings, claims top spot in Canada for life below water

Dal shows strength in 2023 Impact Rankings, claims top spot in Canada for life below water

Dalhousie’s global ranking of eighth for work on Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life below water, sits at the top of a list of Dal successes in this year’s Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. It’s the highest national placement for this category, positioning Dal as the Canadian leader for this important goal. This year, Dalhousie ranks top 50 in the world for: SDG 14: Life below water — first in Canada and eighth in the world, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation — third in Canada and 17th in the world, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production — second in Canada and 19th in the world, SDG 15: Life on land — seventh in Canada and 31st in the world, SDG 2: Zero hunger — seventh in Canada and 36th in the world, SDG 13: Climate action — sixth in Canada and tied for 48th in the world

How a group of students led Brescia to ban plastic water bottle sales and become a Blue Community

How a group of students led Brescia to ban plastic water bottle sales and become a Blue Community

It was a simple conversation that sparked a student community to dig deeper and do more for the environment. Clara Prentice, a second year student at Brescia University College, recalls her extensive discussion with Canadian Environmentalist and school chancellor Maude Barlow last year. Through stories about Barlow's experience as the United Nation's first senior adviser on water issues, Prentice was convinced she and her fellow classmates could do more for the environment, because while they are generations apart, the group of women share the same desire to at least leave this earth as they found it, if better isn't possible.

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