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.
Pelham's erosion restoration project for 12 Mile Creek is one step closer to happening. When the $70,000 project was brought up at the April 19 committee of the whole meeting this year, it was not popular among many Pelham councillors. However, the motion was approved, and now the project has finally been released for tender.