VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 18,
2010) -
Sunday, March 21, 2-4pm
Grandview Park, Commercial at Charles
Vancouver
Join the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Council
of Canadians in a Toast to Public Water leading up to World Water Day on March
22. This free, outdoor all-ages event will take place in East Vancouver's
Grandview Park at Commercial and Charles. On tap will be live music by local
folk/roots favourites Headwater. We will also present the First Annual
Tappie Awards - a tribute to community members and groups who have worked extra
hard to promote and protect B.C.'s public water system.
The United Nations' focus for World Water Day this year is
on clean water for a healthy world. Across British Columbia water systems are
under threat from private drinking and sewage treatment corporations,
environmental pollution and bottled water companies who want to sell our
resources back to us at many times the cost of public tap water. "In keeping
with the UN theme, our focus is on protecting public water systems and
community water resources. CUPE BC is committed to defending the right of
every community in B.C. to access to clean, safe, affordable public water,"
says CUPE BC president Barry O'Neill.
"All year groups across British Columbia struggle to protect
our water systems and keep them in public hands," says Council of Canadians
Vancouver president Penny Tilby. "The Tappie Awards are a fun way to thank
them for their hard work and encourage others to join in the effort to keep
water public for everyone."