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Rallies / Parties
Annapolis Chapter - Water Week in Wolfville with the students at Acadia University.
March 22 - Toast to public water in the Wheelock Dining Hall on campus during supper (from 5:00-7:00 p.m.) with speakers from Water Watch Acadia. Live music will follow. An info booth and pledge form to ban bottled water on campus will be set up at this event, and present throughout the rest of the week.
March 23 - TBD
March 24 - Acadia's Debating Society will debate a subject related to water.
March 25 - The contest winners for the week long "A Celebration of Water" photo contest will be announced. The photo display will be on banners in the library on campus during the week. An art class will be preparing a project involving plastic bottles, and create a model that will also be on display in the library. Later this day, we will also have a music event, such as a Coffee Haus - where students play live music and free coffee and snacks are served (and of course, water).
March 26 - Presentation of the pledge to administration, which will take the form of a parade. It will start in downtown Wolfville and involve students, community members, and students from local schools. Our "Blue Warriors" (group members dressed/painted entirely in blue) will lead the parade and hold our pledge. While playing music, the parade will make its way down the street and up to University hall, where it will be met by a crowd, including Acadia President Ray Ivany to whom we will present the petition. We hope to surpass last year's number of student signatures of 300. 
Dawson Creek - Tap Water Toast March 22 at 9:00 a.m. Dawson Creek City Hall,
10105-12 A Street, upstairs.
Drink from the tap to demonstrate your commitment to public water for all. At city hall, in schools, community centres, homes and everywhere that water flows – toast public water! Water is a human right! Organized by CUPE.
Edmonton and University of Alberta Chapters - Weeklong celebration of water March 22-26 in coalition with APIRG, Public Interest Alberta, SUSJ and Greenpeace. Tabling all week on campus with taste testing bottled water versus tap water, information on groups involved and ways to get involved in water issues.
March 23 - Screening Downstream and Our Land, My People at 7:00 p.m.
Central Academic Building (CAB) 235, U of A Campus.
How are water contamination issues dealt with in Alberta? Learn about the struggle of Alberta’s Aboriginal Peoples to secure safe drinking water.
March 24 -
Workshop and Discussion at
7:00 p.m. Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) 1-007, U of A Campus Water Markets: How is water allocated in Alberta? How should it be allocated? Join this important discussion about our province’s water future.
March 25 - World Water Issues at 7:00 p.m.
Natural Resources Engineering Building (NRE) 1003. How are water issues dealt with around the world? How do these issues differ from what we experience in Alberta? What are some of the solutions to these problems?
March 26 -
Lubicon Flash Mob 11:50-12:00,
Quad, U of A Campus. Bring your cell phone and help us call for justice for the Lubicon Cree.
Guelph Chapter - Celebrate World Water Day March 22 at 7:00-10:00 p.m.
(doors open 6:00 p.m.) E.L. Fox Auditorium (J.F. Ross) 21 Meyer Dr.
Planned by Wellington Water Watchers. Youth Message in the Bottle program, art pieces, performance pieces, science projects, etc. - will be displayed and presented at the celebration. Derek Forgie, emcee, Evalyn Parry, spoken word, Dancehall Free for All, musicians. Followed by screening of unreleased Tapped and launch of Blue W project. $5 tickets available at The Bookshelf, at 10 Carden on Mondays and Wednesdays, and at the door. Students who have created a submission get in for free. For more information, email wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca.
Williams Lake Chapter - World Water Day Rally to Defend Teztan Biny. March 22 at 4:00 p.m. at Cariboo Memorial Recreation, 525 Proctor Street. Join the Tsilhqot’in National Government and the Council of Canadians on World Water Day to defend Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) along with the local watershed from being destroyed by Taseko Mines Ltd’s proposed Prosperity Project. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s public hearings will begin on World Water Day (March 22nd) in Williams Lake. The Tsilhqot’in need your solidarity! For more information or to provide/request car-pooling from contact: (604) 688-8846; hgrewal@canadians.org. [Read more »]
Vancouver and Burnaby Chapters Unbottle It! A Celebration of Public Water March 21 at 2:00-4:00 p.m. Gradview Park, Commercial Drive and Charles Street, East Vancouver. Featuring local folk/roots favourites Headwater and the first annual Tappie Awards! FREE! Join the Council of Canadians and CUPE as we mark World Water Day and celebrate the efforts of British Columbians to protect and promote our public water systems.Tell your friends and family. Hope to see you there - we'll be dancing in the rain or shine! [see details here]
Vancouver Screening of Blue Gold - World Water Wars March 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rhizome Café, 317 E. Broadway, Vancouver
Contact: Shahira Sakiyama Phone: 604.671.4643 sakifami@gmail.com
Vancouver Screening of Addicted to Plastic March 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Café Deuz Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive
Sponsor: Surfrider organization. Learn how our habits are affecting the oceans. See the plastic soup forming in the Pacific Ocean Gyre. Get some alternatives for our habits of plastic consumption.
Film Screenings
Brockville Chapter - Screening F.L.O.W. March 22 at 7:00 p.m. St. Lawrence College
Jane Lyster of the Health Unit, Tom Low, retired water engineer, and Jason Barlow of the Brockville water treatment plan will also be there to ground the issue in our local situation. [see EMC News report]
Columbia Valley Chapter - Screening of Blue Gold March 22 at 7:00-9:00 p.m. Rm 201 David Thompson Secondary School
Edmonton and University of Alberta Chapters - Screening Downstream and Our Land, My People (see above description)
Golden Chapter - Screening Wood River Wild(see description below)
Guelph Chapter - Screening of Tapped at the Celebrate World Water Day (see above description)
Inverness County Chapter - Screening The Coca Cola Case March 22 at 7:00 p.m. Inverness Education Centre Academy
Co-sponsored by Cinema Politica
Kelowna Chapter - Screening TAPPED March 21 at 7:00 p.m. Lecture Theatre,
Okanagan College, 1000 K.L.O. Road
Sponsored by the Kelowna Chapter of the Council of Canadians; CUPE BC; CUPE 338.
Contact: Karen@250-212-2999
Lethbridge Chapter - Screening H2Oil March 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Lethbridge Public Library - 810 5th Ave. South
This screening is sponsored by Council of Canadians, Lethbridge Chapter, Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group, Lethbridge College Eco-Collective, and Lethbridge Public Library.
Ottawa Chapter - Screening of Blue Gold March 22 at 7:30-10:00 p.m. St.Giles Presbyterian Church (174 First ave) FREE
Followed by discussion with Meredith Brown of the Ottawa River Keeper, information tables set up by the Council of Canadians and the United Nations. Refreshments have been graciously provided by Bridgehead. [Download poster]
Prince Albert Chapter - Screening F.L.O.W. March 22 at 7:00 p.m. JMC Public Library, 125-12th St. E.
Co-sponsored by the JMC Public Library and the Prince Albert Chapter.
Meetings / Education
Calgary - World Water Day Events March 22 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Art Gallery (the former Council Chambers) on the second floor of Wyckham House, Mount Royal College. Events include a water workshop, information, displays, and photo exhibit. Organized by the Sustainability Centre and SAMRU. Click here for more information.
Campbell River Chapter - Resolution presented to municipal council to ban bottled water at all city facilities and events.
Issued a press release for WWD focusing on the need for a National Water policy, need to keep water resources publicly funded and managed, need to ban bottled water at all city facilities and events.
Delta/Richmond Chapter - Water awareness — Talk and discussion about what people can do in their community to bring about water awareness. March 21 at 1:30 p.m. Ocean Park Library, Meeting Room, 12854 17th Avenue, Surrey BC
Golden Chapter - Columbia Water Treaty — Talk & Discussion on March 22. Kicking Horse River Lodge, 801 9th Street North, Golden 250-439-112. With Kindy Gossal, Director of Water & Environment at the Columbia Basin Trust, live music and film screening—Wood River Wild = negative impacts potential of 3 larger scale IPPs by ALTA Energy at the Wood River [borders Jasper National Park and Hamber Provincial Park] organized with Wildsight.
Peterborough-Kawarthas Chapter - Our Water: Caring for It from Watershed to Tap - mid-day exhibit on March 22 with the Peterborough Green-Up and Lakeland Alliance. Resources, plus an update on current Ontario and Canadian water issues.
March 11 - Bottled Water-Free Day - chapter table with tap and bottled water materials, water issues, and tar sands. Sponsored by Sustainable Trent (making progress on Trent U. as a bottled watersales ban institution)
March 27 - Joining Millbrook's "It's About Water" human chain, afternoon event
March 27 - Table at City's "Earth Hour" exhibition, evening of municipal bottled water sales ban
April 5 - Chapter invited to Trent Chancellor, Tom Jackson's environmental "Water Quality Workshop" at sustainable Camp Kawartha
Prince Albert Chapter - Proclamation presented to mayor and city council members on March 8, 2010.
Saint John Chapter - Participating with KAIROS to celebrate World Water Day in King's Square, Saint John. Alternate (due to weather) is St. Andrew and St. David United Church. Distributing materials.
St. John's Chapter - Press conference March 22 at 10:00 a.m. On World Water Day, Fluvarium (parking lot), 5 Nagles Place.
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the newly formed Sandy Pond Alliance for the Protection of Canadian Waters will announce the group’s intent to initiate a challenge in the courts questioning the legality of "Schedule 2" - a loophole in the Federal Fisheries Act. Schedule 2 allows for metal mining companies to seek exemptions from provisions of the Act that prevent the dumping of toxins into lakes by having them redefined as ‘tailings impoundment areas’. The group is hoping to protect Sandy Pond near Long Harbour, which has already been approved to be used as a dumpsite for the toxic waste of a nickel mining project by Brazilian company, Vale Inco. [Read more here]
Toronto Chapter - Water Forum 2010 March 20 (doors open 9:30 a.m.) 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Toronto Metro Hall (55 John Street, Room 308/309) Brown bag lunch. FREE & everyone welcome! RSVP to torontochapter@gmail.com [Blog | Facebook]
Bringing together different water-related groups around the areas of watershed protection, drinking water quality and the Toronto & area regions of concern (including our harbour).The event will result in solid actions that our chapter and other like-minded community groups can take to improve the myriad of water issues in Toronto and surrounding areas.
Speakers Include:
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority,
Hamilton Bay Area Restoration Council,
Centre for the Environment, Wellington Water Watchers,
Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation, Hamilton Conserver Society,
Citizens for a Safe Environment,
STORM Coalition,
Polaris Foundation,
Great Lakes United
Victoria Chapter - Coffee Night — Vancouver Island’s Watersheds in Peril on March 23 at 7:00-9:00 p.m. BCGEU, 2994 Douglas St. Victoria. With Arthur Caldicott—analyst of energy and mining issues in BC who focuses on environmental, health, economic considerations and public interest aspects. Caldicott tells the other side of the story—the one communities will not hear from proponents of mine & energy projects and not from governments which are all to often riding shotgun.
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