We invite you to become a part of the local and global movement for water security and justice by joining the Blue Communities Project – a joint initiative that furthers the work of local Water Watch coalitions across the country.

Learn what you can do as a community activist,  public sector worker or  municipal councillor  to help protect the water commons – our shared water resources – in the face of increasing pressure to put water up for sale and privatize water services.

Take the Tap Water Pledge to support publicly-owned and delivered water by drinking tap water instead of bottled water.

Recent wins:

WIN! Mississipi Mills a blue community ‘in principle’, May 8, 2012	WIN! Niagara Falls becomes a blue community! April 25, 2012	WIN! North Vancouver becomes a blue community, February 6, 2012
WIN! Ajax becomes a Blue Community, December 2011	WIN! Tiny, Ontario becomes a Blue Community, September 12, 2011	WIN! Victoria becomes a Blue Community, June 24, 2011
WIN! City of Burnaby becomes Canada's first Blue Community on World Water Day, March 22, 2011 Media release »

A municipality can become a Blue Community by:

1. recognizing water as a human right;
2. promoting publicly financed, owned and operated water and wastewater services; and
3. banning the sale of bottled water in public facilities and at municipal events.

Communities on their way to becoming Blue Communities:

• WIN! Parksville recognizes the right to water and supports public ownership of water utilities, April 24, 2012
• NEWS: Parksville, BC may be the next blue community! March 2012
• WIN! Kamloops recognizes the right to water, March 13, 2012
• NEWS: Midland, ON explores becoming a blue community, October 2011
• WIN! North Vancouver a blue community ‘in principle’, November 16, 2011
• WIN! Kingston recognizes water as a human right, September 21, 2011
• WIN! Port Alberni recognizes the right to water, promotes public water, September 8, 2011

if your community is working on becoming a Blue community, please let us know at bluecommunities@canadians.org.

Here is what you can do to get involved in the Blue Communities Project:

1. Set up a Water Watch Committee.
   Water Watch Committees are the first line of defence against water privatization. Click here to find out how to set up a Water Watch Committee. Have a launch party for your Watch Watch Committee and let the local media know.  
2. Use the tips and tools in the Blue Communities Guide.
   The guide is a useful resource to help you call on your local government to:
   • adopt a declaration on the right to water.
   • fight the privatization of water and wastewater services.
   • stop the sale and purchase of bottled water.

Download the guide for information and resources to help you achieve these goals. Contact your regional Council of Canadians office for more information.

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Former Toronto Mayor David Miller supports tap water. View the Tap Water Gallery »

Federal NDP Leader paints parliament blue. View photos from the event »

David Miller and almost 700 other Canadians took the Tap Water Pledge »

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