[Org4j-announce] World Water Day events & news

[Organizing 4Justice]

World Water Day solidarity email *please forward and share* In this email:
* Alliston Aquafire new threat (after Site 41 a decade ago)
* Ottawa River protection - including radioactive contamination dumping
* Friday: National Day of Action against Kinder Morgan Pipeline - including
Ottawa event
* Support Grassy Narrows Mercury Survivor Vigil

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*The Alliston aquafier and groundwater, northwest of Barrie in Simcoe
County, is at risk of pollution* from a gravel quarry, ten years after the
successful fight to protect it from a planned dump at Site 41.

Background:
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/council-canadians-blog/2018/03/we-must-act-fast-stop-threat-groundwater-aquifer
Event held today:
http://aware-simcoe.ca/2018/03/thursday-march-22-calling-all-water-keepers-and-volunteers/

Petition:
https://www.change.org/p/ontario-ministry-of-the-environment-and-climate-change-protect-the-aquifer-that-holds-the-cleanest-water-in-the-world

April 14 - All Nations Water Ceremony:
https://www.facebook.com/events/150310438996813

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*Ottawa River (Kichi Zibi) Protection*

The Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council retained a geoscientist who
found there is "dumping of thousands of litres of water contaminated with
radioactive tritium, PCBs and other toxins into the river from the inactive
nuclear power demonstration (NPD) reactor in Rolphton. Ont., about 200
kilometres [upstream] from Ottawa."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/nuclear-contamination-plan-containment-rolphton-cnl-algonquins-1.4584336
Background: http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/documents/p80122/119776E.pdf

Ottawa River Watershed Study - public input extended until April 27
https://www.placespeak.com/en/topic/5492-ottawa-river-watershed-study/#/overview

More at http://ottawariverkeeper.ca

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*Friday March 23 - National Day of Action to Stop Kinder Morgan and
#DefendTheWater*

Noon Friday Ottawa @ Minto Park (Elgin St) then at Catherine McKenna's
office (Catherine St)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2020396471614988/

Events across the country:
https://act.leadnow.ca/defendthewater/

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*Grassy Narrows he**ld a Mercury Survivor Vigil today *to remember families
poisoned by mercury
http://freegrassy.net/2018/03/19/mercury-survivor-vigil-on-world-water-day/
You can help by donating, and sharing their news:
* Send e-transfers to polepole_w at yahoo.ca. Question: What is this for?
Answer: grassyvigil
* Retweet tweets from @freegrassy - http://twitter.com/freegrassy
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