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NORTH BAY, Ont. A province-wide tour to encourage bans on bottled water in municipal and provincial facilities, sponsored by the Council of Canadians and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, comes to North Bay on Thursday, May 7. The six-city speaking tour across northern Ontario features Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the UN General Assembly, and Sid Ryan, CUPE Ontario President.
WHAT: Town Hall Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: North Bay Elks Lodge #25
325 Elks Lane, North Bay, Ontario
The bottled water industry sells watera shared public resourcefor huge profits, undermining our faith in public water. The Unbottle It! speaking tour provides communities with the facts and calls on local governments, school boards community groups and individuals to tap into clean, safe public drinking water.
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To arrange interviews with Maude Barlow or Sid Ryan, contact:
Dylan Penner, Council of Canadians, 613-795-8685 or
Humberto DaSilva, CUPE Communications, 416-839-9550
Laura Ziemba, 416-712-0412
