Darrell Dexter, the premier of Nova Scotia has announced that his government has committed to a ban on the sale of bottled water, in all provincial facilities that have drinkable water.

How long do you believe it will take the rest of the provinces to follow suit?

Make sure that on March 11th, 2010 you put that bottle of water down and turn on the tap.  Bottled water free day is being organized by the Polaris Institute, the Canadian Federation of Students as well as the Sierra Youth Coalition.

Canada successfully has over 70 municipalities, six school boards and three campuses that have phased out the sale of plastic water bottles.

To learn more about the day make sure to check out www.bottledwaterfreeday.ca

Manitoba seems to be leading the way in Universities around Canada to completely ban the sale of bottled water.  In March of 2009, the University of Winnipeg was the first University to completely ban bottled water.

As the world is continually becoming more environmentally conscious, Universities in Canada are keeping pace.  This initiative is a great way to support municipal water and reduce the amount of plastic bottles filling up the Worlds landfills.

The University is going to be building new fountains and fill stations throughout campus while also putting up new signage to increase awareness of these stations.  Brandon University and the student union want to challenge Universities across Canada and other institutions to follow suit and reclaim the tap to reduce bottled water.

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