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Nova Scotia Bans Bottled Water!!!

Canada finally has its first province to ban bottled water from provincially ran buildings.  In the past municipalities, school boards as well as universities and colleges took the first steps of banning bottled water from sale.  Nova Scotia is the first to ban the sale of bottled water, province wide.
Darrell Dexter, the premier of Nova [...]

March 11th, 2010 is BOTTLED WATER FREE DAY!

MARCH 11th, 2010 is Bottled Water Free Day!
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 [...]

Brandon University – The 3rd Canadian University to Ban Bottled Water

December 17th, 2009, Brandon University in Brandon Manitoba is the 3rd Canadian University to ban bottled water from their campus.  The Universities president as well as the vice chancellor officially signed a water pledge today.  This pledge will completely eliminate the sale and distribution of Bottled Water on Campus.
Manitoba seems to be leading the way [...]

Turn on the Tap – Friday

This is the Second edition of Turn the Tap On – Friday.  Turn the Tap on Friday is a great summary of changes, banning and some mind-blowing facts about the plastic water bottle industry, across Canada and around the world.

Halifax, Nova Scotia is the latest edition to municipalities banning the sale of plastic water bottles [...]

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