Right to Water
ACTION ALERT: Demand Indigenous Water Rights are protected in the Athabasca River!
Tell the Alberta and Canadian Governments to ensure Treaty rights are protected by ensuring Indigenous Baseline Water Flow needs are upheld within an Athabasca River water policy!
First! Sign the petition! http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41360.html
Right to Water
The right to water means that everyone should have sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses. An adequate amount of safe water is necessary to prevent death from dehydration, to reduce the risk of water-related disease and to provide for consumption, cooking, personal and domestic hygienic requirements.
Sadly, the government of Canada continues to oppose the right to water despite the growing international consensus of states, intergovernmental agencies like the World Health Organization and influential international NGOs like Amnesty International and Wateraid, who all believe that a right to water can make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest.
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Support Our Water Is Not For Sale Network
Our Water Is Not For Sale, in cooperation with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, has produced a new brochure, featuring a postcard to the Environement Minister, to build awareness and support action on Alberta's critical water issues and the threat of water markets.
Please email info@ourwaterisnotforsale.com if you can help distribute the brochures -- to people at events in your community, to community groups, faith groups, co-workers, family, neighbours, classmates, etc.
Nova Scotia Wide Petition to Ban Fracking
This Thanksgiving weekend marks the official launch of Sierra Club Canada - Atlantic Canada Chapter’s petition to ban hydraulic fracturing operations in Nova Scotia. The petition was launched at a public event outside the CORE All Energy Conference, coinciding with a “Town Hall” session led by Energy Ministers from PEI, NS, and NB.
The Petition Supporting a Legislated Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas in Nova Scotia will run from October 7th to November 30th and will seek signatures from supporters of fresh, accessible water for present and future generations of Nova Scotians.
We're asking for your help in collecting signitures and ensuring that this petition campaign is successful. Below you'll find a copy of the petition that we ask that you circulate amongst your community.... Read more »
Sierra Club Atlantic calls for commitments to protect water
ORWELL – Sierra Club Canada – Atlantic Canada chapter is asking for a ban on fracking for natural gas, an end to fish kills and degradation of rivers through nitrates and sediment run off, and an investment in sewage treatment for Charlottetown as three key commitments needed from candidates in the P.E.I. provincial election. Sierra Club Atlantic members gathered on P.E.I. last weekend to celebrate their 10th anniversary and to talk about key issues in the region. One of the key areas discussed was the need to protect Prince Edward Island's precious water ways and fresh water resources.... Read more »
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