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On March 10, 2011, communities across Canada will be mobilizing to ban the bottle and reclaim public water. This date marks the second annual Bottled Water Free Day. It’s never too soon to start your campaign to ban bottled water in your workplace!

As leaders in the fight against water privatization CUPE is working with the Canadian Federation of Students, the Sierra Youth Coalition, Development & Peace and the Polaris Institute to promote Bottled Water Free Day.

It’s increasingly difficult to access public drinking water in Canadian workplaces.  Public fountains aren’t being maintained – or installed in new buildings. And bottled water corporations are moving in to corner the market, replacing public infrastructure with private vending machines.

This year CUPE and our partner organizations are pushing hard to make university and college campuses and municipal workplaces bottled water free. Already 81 municipalities and ten university and college campuses have taken action toward being bottled water free. But much more can be done.

  • Take the Tap Water Pledge today to add your voice to the growing number of Canadians who want to protect and promote access to public drinking water.


Get involved in Bottled Water Free Day:

  1. Encourage your members, networks, friends and colleagues to sign the pledge and endorse the campaign by visiting www.bottledwaterfreeday.ca
  2. Organize an event in the build-up to and on Bottled Water Free Day.  Materials and ideas are available on the website.
  3. Contact your city councilors, school board trustees and university/college presidents and ask them to make the Bottled Water Free Day Pledge.