Hamilton Watershed

• Hamilton, Six Nations group come to agreement on Chedoke Creek cleanup

  Hamilton's director of water says the city should have crews in the water by July to meet a fall provincial cleanup deadline of Chedoke Creek.

  Environment

  May 25, 2023
  
• Chedoke Creek dredging to begin in the next week, City of Hamilton says

  The City of Hamilton says it's going ahead with preparations for its remediation plan on Wednesday and expects actual in-water dredging to begin four to five days later.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2022
  
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• Six Nations group seeking ‘good faith’ sit down and clarity on Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek cleanup

  A group representing Six Nations hereditary leaders contests they should have been included in a discussion about how the cleanup impacts area treaty rights.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2022
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• Plans to remediate Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek placed on temporary hold

  The city of Hamilton said work on the remediation of Chedoke Creek will resume in the 'very near future' because the city is 'obligated' to complete the project by Dec. 31, 2022.

  Environment

  Aug 19, 2022
• Targeted dredging in Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek to begin mid-summer

  The targeted dredging follows the spill of 24 billion litres of sewage and untreated wastewater into Chedoke Creek from a combined sewage overflow tank between 2014 and 2018.

  Environment

  Jan 12, 2022
• Deadline for Chedoke Creek dredging extended to Dec. 31, 2022

  A ministry order requires targeted dredging after 24 billion litres of untreated wastewater spilled into the creek through an open gate on a combined sewer overflow tank.

  Environment

  Oct 26, 2021
• West end councillor calls for financing plan to restore Chedoke Creek

  Targeted dredging, as ordered by the province after 24 billion litres of sewage and untreated stormwater leaked into the creek from a CSO tank, is scheduled to begin next summer.

  Environment

  Jul 6, 2021
• Changes to provincial legislation worry Hamilton area conservation authorities

  'It all comes down to money,' HCA Chair Lloyd Ferguson says of Bill 229, adding that in his view the province is 'pandering' to the development community.

  Environment

  Nov 24, 2020