We WON in London!!
March 1, 2011
Great news!! Last night the City of London upheld its commitment to promoting public drinking water by rejecting pressure from the bottled water industry to eliminate its 2008 bottled water ban. Dozens of municipalities, universities, colleges and school boards across Canada have taken similar steps to provide accessible drinking water in facilities, promote the quality of municipal drinking water, and phase out the bottle.
On March 10th, they will be joined by thousands of individuals, institutions and organizations to celebrate the second annual Bottled Water Free Day. With the Canadian Federation of Students, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Sierra Youth Coalition, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE and the Polaris Institute — Canada’s second Bottled Water Free Day is a day to take action to reject bottled water and reclaim public water.
The members of the Bottled Water Free Day coalition applaud the City of London for upholding its ban on bottled water and its pledge to promote access to publicly delivered tap water!
