Community Forum: Is Bottled Water Safe?

Jack Purcell Community Centre, 1 to 5 PM - Saturday, September 29, 2007

Canadians wanting to do something about the environment can start by drinking tap water.
David Suzuki

Who

• The Polaris Institute sponsors in collaboration with Ottawa Riverkeeper, Environment Working Group (First Unitarian Congregation), OTESHA Project, CUPE District Council (Ottawa) and the Social Planning Council of Ottawa

What

• Community Forum: Is Bottled Water Safe?

Where/When

• September 29th
• Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa Ontario
• 1 to 5 pm

Why

• Bottled water is the number one growing segment of the beverage industry in North America
• The bottled water trend has social, environmental and health impacts that can be avoided by drinking tap water
• There is a need to unpack the purity myth of bottled water that undermines trust in tap water
• We need to support and reinvest in public tap water systems

How

• This forum will feature three knowledgeable panellists discussing the social, health and environmental impacts of the bottled water trend as well as the importance of supporting public tap water systems. Panellists are: Tony Clarke, Polaris Institute, Aaron Freeman, Environmental Defence, and a CUPE Ontario speaker.
• Two community action workshops aimed at developing one to two practical steps that can be taken by community members to help curb the growing bottled water trend.

For more Information

Zoe Maggio: zoe@polarisinstitute.org
Tel: (613) 237-1717 ext 104