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Water Watch
Communities throughout B.C. and across Canada are facing pressure to privatize their water and wastewater systems.
The disastrous consequences of commodifying water and handing control of such vital resources to corporations to run for a profit is well-documented – from rising prices, declining water quality, limitations on conservation to outright denial of water to those who cannot afford to pay.
In a world where increasing freshwater shortages are the way of the future, we encourage everyone to get involved in keeping their water and wastewater services clean, green, affordable and in public hands.
You can do this by organizing a Water Watch group in your community or joining one of the existing groups and/or campaigns in the province. See below:
- Comox Valley Water Watch
- Water Watch Mission-Abbotsford
Facebook | Twitter | YouTube - Powell River Water Watch
- Sooke Water Watch
- Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition
- Greater Victoria Water Watch
- Whistler Water Watch
- Alberni Valley Water Watch
For more information, please contact Zoe Magnus, CUPE BC’s Water Watch coordinator: waterwatch@cupe.bc.ca or follow on Twitter @CUPEWaterWatch.
January 24, 2013
CUPE 401 works with Snuneymuxw to supply safe public drinking water
NANAIMO—While safe drinking water in Canada's First Nations communities remains a national concern, City of Nanaimo CUPE Local 401 water crews have modeled part of the solution through an innovative mentoring program with the Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN). The Nanaimo program began in November involving SFN workers job shadowing CUPE 401 members to learn foundational skills in maintaining a quality public water system. "We're working to assist SFN employees become familiar with the hands on day-to-day ...