Items tagged: Canadian Bottled Water Association

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Aftershocks

May 13, 2011 - 8:13 am

The nuclear disasters caused by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan have heated up concerns over water safety and radiation. Authorities reported increases of radioactive iodine in water sources surrounding the Fukushima site. The major issue? Steam released from the nuclear plants...

Categories: Features

Canadians Celebrate Bottled Water Free Day

March 10, 2011 - 1:23 pm

Canada and several other countries marked the second Bottled Water Free Day on March 10. "Canadians are rejecting the privatization of public water resources and pledging to toss the bottle and go back to the tap," said Paul Moist, national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. "While...

Categories: International, National, News

The Banning of the Bottle

October 2, 2008 - 12:55 pm

On August 19, London, Ont. became the first Canadian municipality to eliminate the purchase and sale of single-use bottled water at a number of city-owned facilities. In the past year, several major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago, have taken the plunge...

Categories: Features

London Votes to Ban Bottled Water

August 19, 2008 - 8:36 am

Last night London, Ont. city councillors voted in favour of banning the sale of bottled water in municipal buildings. The phased-in ban will take effect Sept. 1 at city hall, Market Tower and the A.J. Taylor building and be extended by the end of next year to other city-owned buildings and facilities...

Categories: News

Polycarbonate Water Cooler Bottles Safe for Use: CBWA

April 23, 2008 - 2:29 pm

The Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA) said this week that it supports the findings of Health Canada and the Minister of Health Tony Clement that polycarbonate water bottles are safe for use.According to Minister Clement, in making its findings Health Canada reviewed 150 sets of data. That data...