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Encourage your local schools, municipalities, and other public institutions to ban the sale of bottled water on their premises. Read 5 Things You Can Do to Ban Bottled Water »

Bottled Water Factsheet » Five reasons to ban bottled water.

Ontario Bottled Water Tour »
The Council of Canadians and CUPE Ontario present: Unbottle it . Tap into public drinking water.

Spinning the bottle » Tackling industry spin on bottled water

Talking Points on Fluoride »
"Fluoride-free" does not make bottled water safer than tap water

Nova Scotia Bottled Water Campaign »
A broad-based coalition in Nova Scotia.

Resources » Guides and previous submissions to help your local campaign.

The Unbottle Map » Jurisdictions and institutions that have implemented, or are considering, bottled water bans.

Media Coverage »
Articles on proposed and passed bottle bans.

Jurisdictions that ban bottled water

Municipalities / Cities

British Columbia

  • Anmore
  • Armstrong
  • Belcarra
  • Burnaby
  • Central Okanagan Regional District
  • Board
  • City of Northern Vancouver
  • Dawson Creek
  • Delta
  • District of Saanich
  • Gibsons
  • Golden
  • Metro Vancouver
  • Nanaimo
  • Nelson
  • Pitt Meadows
  • Port Alberni
  • Port Moody
  • Saalish
  • Saanich
  • Squamish
  • Sunshine Coast Regional District
  • Board
  • Vancouver
  • Vernon
  • Victoria
  • Village of Keremeos
  • White Rock

North West Territories

  • Town of Hay River
  • Yellowknife

Alberta

  • Edmonton

Saskatchewan

  • Maple Creek

Manitoba

  • Altona
  • Dauphin
  • Town of Shoal Lake

Nunavut

  • Iqualuit

Ontario

  • Ajax
  • Blue Mountains
  • Brant County
  • Brockton
  • Burlington
  • Callander
  • Cobourg
  • Cornwall
  • Dufferin County
  • Goderich
  • Grey County
  • Keswick
  • Kingston
  • Laurentian Hills
  • London
  • Marmora and Lake
  • Newmarket
  • Niagara Falls
  • North Huron
  • Oakville
  • Oshawa - GTA
  • Owen Sound
  • Peel Region
  • Penetanguishene
  • Peterborough
  • Sault Ste Marie
  • Sioux Lookout
  • St. Catharines
  • Sudbury
  • Thorold
  • Thunder Bay
  • Tiny Township
  • Toronto
  • Town of Caledon
  • Town of Richmond Hill
  • Town of Stirling-Rawdon
  • Township of Muskoka Lakes
  • Tweed
  • Vaughan
  • Waterloo Region
  • Welland
  • Whitchurch-stouffville
  • Windsor

Quebec

  • Beaconsfield
  • Gatineau
  • Longueuil
  • Magog
  • Montréal
  • Sherbrooke

Prince Edward Island

  • Charlottetown

Nova Scotia

  • Barrington
  • Halifax Regional Municipality

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • St. John's

Campuses

The following 15 campuses have publicly announced a commitment to phase-out the sale and provision of bottled water:

  • University of Winnipeg (March 22, 2009)
  • Memorial University (September 8, 2009)
  • Brandon University (December 17, 2009)
  • Ryerson University (March 11, 2010)
  • Fleming College Frost Campus (April 8, 2010)
  • University of Ottawa (April 22, 2010)
  • Trent University (September 2, 2010)
  • Bishop's University (October 6, 2010)
  • Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface (November 9, 2010)
  • Queen's University (January 10, 2011)
  • University of King’s College, NS (March 10th, 2011)
  • Concordia (April 6th)
  • Université de Sherbrooke (May 5th)
  • University of Toronto(September 2011)
  • Vancouver Island University (September 2011)


School Boards

The following 8 school boards have passed partial or full bans on bottled water sales and purchasing:

  • Algonquin & Lakeshore CDSB, Kingston, Belleville
  • Avon Maitland DSB, Huron
  • Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, Hamilton
  • Ottawa-Carleton DSB, Ottawa
  • Thames Valley DSB, London
  • Waterloo DSB, Waterloo
  • New Westminster School District, Vancouver
  • Commission Scolaire de Montréal, Montreal

       
 

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