Water Quality
Support Grassy Narrows on April 6 & 7 in Toronto
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 2010-04-01 12:50
Please join Grassy Narrows First Nation community members in Toronto to demand justice for their people and protection for the water, air, and forests that give life to us all. Forty years ago, Grassy's people were poisoned by mercury from a paper mill that contaminated their river upstream. Grassy is still dealing with the ongoing health impacts of this avoidable disaster and needs you to stand together with them to demand justice.
WHAT: Public talk, March and Rally
WHERE: Public talk at Steel Workers Hall, 25 Cecil St. (South of College, East of Spadina); March and Rally at Grange Park (Beverly St. South of Dundas, behind the AGO)
WHEN: Public talk on Tues. April 6 at 6:30 p.m.; March and Rally on Wed. April 7th at noon
MORE INFO: http://freegrassy.org/2010/03/01/river-run-creative-march-and-rally/
CONTACT: David at david.sone@gmail.com... Read more »
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Alberta cities among 10 best sewage treatment plants
OTTAWA — Whether the beach you swim at is safe depends on where you live.
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SCC's Water Campaign
ActionH2O seeks to harness a grassroots collective effort to develop new conservation and efficiency-based approaches to water management that are adopted by local governments. This bottom-up effort has HUGE potential to change how water is managed across the whole country! The goal of ActionH2O is to work with 20 cities and towns across Canada over the next 1½ years to identify locally relevant solutions and opportunities for action on water conservation.
The Action H2O website can be found here.
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