Water
World Water Day: Solidarity and action, locally and globally
Mar 22, 2012 06:02 AM Today is World Water Day – a day to celebrate our victories protecting public water, to mobilize for the challenges we face in 2012, and to take action on the human right to water and sanitation. more »
World Water Forum wrap up: Water for life, not for profit
Mar 19, 2012 08:32 AM CUPE delegates to the Alternative World Water Forum in France capped off a week of activism, workshops, panel discussions and seminars by marching for the human right to water through the heart of Marseille with thousands of activists from around the globe. more »
Make your community a bottled water free zone on March 15
Feb 7, 2012 12:11 PM On March 15, Bottled Water Free Day, CUPE members and their allies will be organizing in their communities to eliminate the sale and distribution of bottled water in public spaces and institutions. more »
Canada shows EU private firms our water is on offer: Moist and Barlow
Feb 2, 2012 10:11 AM In an op-ed in The Tyee, Paul Moist and Maude Barlow outline the threats to Canada's water systems posed by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), based on recently leaked documents. more »
French water corporations face price-fixing probe
Jan 18, 2012 04:12 PM Three of the world’s biggest water corporations are being accused of working as a cartel to fix the price of water and wastewater services in France. more »
Alberni Valley campaign sinks P3 – keeps water public
Nov 7, 2011 02:37 PM Beaver Creek residents are keeping their water public. They saw little value in a proposed P3 water infrastructure plan. They proved it by voting 73 per cent against a pricey P3 plan on Oct. 29. more »
B.C. municipalities show strong support for public water
Oct 3, 2011 07:09 PM A resolution passed at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference calls for the federal government to fulfill its commitment to replace and reinvest in public water and waste water infrastructure. more »
Clean, safe and public water services
Jun 1, 2011 12:29 PM The need for new funding for our water infrastructure is pressing in the face of new rules passed by Environment Canada to improve the quality of wastewater being discharged into our oceans, rivers and streams. More than 1,000 water and wastewater facilities may be forced to upgrade their infrastructure without proper resources to do so. With costs expected to exceed $20 billion, a genuine commitment to protecting our source water includes providing the financial resources to implement these important regulations. more »
- Saint John voters reject corporate control of drinking water - poll 05/09/12
- Why CUPE backs the tap 03/22/12
- “Keep it Local, Keep it Public” event coming to Richmond 03/22/12
- Back the tap on Bottled Water Free day 03/15/12
- CUPE BC represented at World Water Forum in France: GVP McQueen part of union delegation to fight privatization and forge alliances 03/14/12
- Day One at World Water Forum: Fighting privatization and forging alliances 03/13/12
- CUPE members in France to challenge corporate water forum, promote alternatives 03/12/12
- CUPE and the AFN: supporting First Nations’ water rights 03/06/12
- World’s best municipal tap water in Greenwood, B.C. 03/05/12
- Canada blocks right to water in international document at upcoming meetings in Marseille 03/02/12