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.
Jon Widney can't help but smile as he talks about the way students studying to be water treatment operators are being taught today. "It would have been an easier learning process, that's for sure," said Widney. Widney is an instructor in the water and wastewater operator program at Yukon University in Whitehorse. That process he's referring to is a new learning tool the university is developing in partnership with the Calgary NGO Water Movement.
Swirltex Inc. ("Swirltex") has been recognized as one of the Foresight 50, a list of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures selected by Foresight Canada. Swirltex was chosen because of their ability to support the world’s increasing water needs by treating the toughest wastewater streams to reuse quality. Swirltex’s patented technology is revolutionary in the water treatment industry, with their process of separating contaminants from the water based on buoyancy. Swirltex celebrated the award at the second annual Foresight 50 showcase.
