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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Thames Water Crisis Fragments Industry's $60 Billion Bond Market

Thames Water Crisis Fragments Industry's $60 Billion Bond Market

The crisis at Thames Water Ltd. has left the $60 billion market for UK water utility bonds deeply divided. A measure of the dispersion in spreads in the sector has surged over the past few weeks as investors try to separate companies they see as well run, with manageable debt loads, from those that face the most operational and balance sheet issues. The standard deviation almost tripled after reports of a possible temporary nationalization of Thames Water, before settling at around double typical levels, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Environment targets are job half-done, say charities

Environment targets are job half-done, say charities

New environmental targets set by the government are a "job half-done" and will fail to halt nature's decline, say charities. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the goals on Friday after a six-week delay. The legally-binding targets promise to tackle major problems like the loss of animals and plants, and air pollution. But critics say that crucial targets to protect water quality and natural sites are missing.

Britain begins drought planning after record heatwave

Britain begins drought planning after record heatwave

Britain is enacting the early stages of drought plans which involve using water carefully to protect supplies, the government said on Tuesday, following record-breaking temperatures. There are so far no plans for curbs on water use but regulators and water companies are working to manage water levels, including by operating water transfer schemes to allow rivers to be artificially maintained, the Environment Agency (EA) said.

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