Water - 2011
[1-Dec-11] World-Recognized Speakers on Fracking in NS for public event; conference
[21-Nov-11] Council of Canadians celebrates Abbotsford vote against water privatization
[18-Nov-11] Abbotsford encouraged to vote 'no' in water privatization referendum
[08-Nov-11] Council of Canadians condemns decision to restart Prosperity Mine approval process
[01-Nov-11] Council of Canadians celebrates Niagara-on-the-Lake resolution calling for a moratorium on fracking
[27-Oct-11] Statement on the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation's report on Financing by Council of Canadians and Food and Water Watch
[18-Oct-11] Council of Canadians supports New York's regulations on ballast waters to protect Great Lakes from invasive species
[11-Oct-11] Water Organizations and Advocates Ask International Joint Commission to Declare the Great Lakes a Public Trust While Continuing to Assess Persistent Threats
[29-Sep-11] UN rights council strengthens right to water resolution
[29-Sep-11] Council of Canadians to deliver more than 101,000 signatures to Dalton McGuinty urging him to stop nuclear waste on the Great Lakes
[13-Sep-11] Blue Community vote highlights need for water debate in Ontario election, says Council of Canadians
[12-Sep-11] Council of Canadians exposes Inverness plans to sell water to Petroworth for drilling
[08-Sep-11] Council of Canadians and Rights Action demand shutdown of Goldcorp's Marlin Mine
[06-Sep-11] Maude Barlow to visit Goldcorp mine in Guatemala
[02-Sep-11] The Council of Canadians welcomes environmental assessment of mega-quarry
[16-Aug-11] TransCanada admits Keystone Pipeline could be used for bulk water removals
[27-Jul-11] UN to commemorate 1st anniversary of historic human right to water resolution today
[26-Jul-11] Council of Canadians joins European allies in opposing nuclear waste shipments passing through UK and Scandinavian waters
[14-Jul-11] Maude Barlow addresses Assembly of First Nations convention, supports First Nations calls for internationally recognized human right to water
[07-Jul-11] Council of Canadians supports historic Watershed Declaration by Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
[04-Jul-11] Prominent scientists, environmentalists decry cuts to public sector and their effect on Canada's freshwater heritage
[24-Jun-11] Victoria named Blue Community in historic vote
[20-Jun-11] Canada legally required to take action on human right to water: Report
[13-Jun-11] Maude Barlow urges Swedish Minister of the Environment to stop radioactive waste shipment
[09-Jun-11] Council of Canadians rejects Taseko’s revised Prosperity Mine proposal
[25-May-11] Canada a major exporter of virtual water, says new Council of Canadians report
[20-May-11] Mother Earth Water Walk Returns to Ottawa
[18-May-11] Global water activists oppose private water companies lobbying United Nations
[16-May-11] Nuclear waste repository is a serious threat to the Great Lakes, warns Council of Canadians
[12-May-11] Canadian pension funds quietly profit from destruction and oppression in Chile
[28-Apr-11] Assembly of First Nations, Amnesty International and Council of Canadians urge political leaders to recognize the human right to water
[26-Apr-11] European civil society demand governments stop Bruce Power’s shipment of radioactive waste
[23-Apr-11] Marching for the land and the water
[22-Mar-11] City of Burnaby named first Blue Community in Canada
[22-Mar-11] Protect the Great Lakes as a Commons, says Council of Canadians
[21-Mar-11] Council of Canadians launches campaign "Show Us the Deal" to educate public and politicians about "secret" Véolia waste/water deal
[21-Mar-11] New poll indicates most Canadians want Harper to recognize the right to water and make water a budget priority
[17-Mar-11] Harper budget should spend $7 billion on water, says Council of Canadians
[01-Mar-11] Council of Canadians raises concerns about Senate bill on First Nations water safety
[24-Feb-11] Vale setback: Sandy Pond Alliance lawsuit ruling places severe restrictions on intervener status
[05-Feb-11] Council of Canadians condemns CNSC approval of radioactive shipments through Great Lakes
[01-Feb-11] Coca-Cola director to head OTPP-owned Chilean water utility
[27-Jan-11] Council celebrates Botswana’s ruling upholding Bushmen’s right to water
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