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.
Fortune Business Insights recently valued the global water and wastewater treatment market at US$301 million in 2022. The same report forecasts that this market will deliver a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% from 2022 through to 2030, capping the market value out at US$536 billion. This is a market that is well worth seeking exposure to.