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Water Watch
Communities throughout B.C. and across Canada are facing pressure to privatize their water systems.
Water Watch raises awareness about the risks of privatizing water and encourages maintaining public water systems.
Capital Regional District Public Sewage Treatment Campaign
Say NO to private sewage treatment for Greater Victoria. Sign the petition! For more information on this campaign, please click here.
CUPE works closely with community organizations and the Council of Canadians to protect water and wastewater systems from privatization.
If you would like to help protect public water, contact the Water Watch Coordinator.
Latest Story
March 11, 2010
The community comes out for public sewage in Victoria
VICTORIA-The house was full at the second public meeting for citizens in the Capital Regional District to share their views on sewage treatment procurement. On March 10, the Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee heard from a cross section of residents sending a powerful message that they do not want sewage treatment handed to private corporations through a public private partnership (P3).
Don Cameron, president of the Vancouver Island Equipment Operators implored the CRD to reject the P3 model ...