Today is Bottled Water Free Day. And to celebrate, the Bottled Water Free Coalition has just released a new and inspiring video (see below) about people taking action to protect water and what you can do to protect water in your community. The video features Robyn Hamlyn (13-year-old water warrior), Sylvia Plain (Aamjiwnaang First Nation), Mike Nagy (Wellington Water Watchers) and Munib Sajjad (University of Toronto). They tell their stories, what they are doing to protect water and what inspires them to take action.

Close to 100 people gathered in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, located inside of Sarnia and close to Lake Huron, on Friday to take part in the Ultimate Walking Toxic Tour of Canada's Chemical Valley. The toxic tour stopped at several of the 63 petrochemical facilities that surround Aamjiwnaang First Nation. The tour, which kicked off a weekend of strategy meetings on Line 9, highlighted the pollution created by the petrochemical industry and the right to breathe clean air.

For World Water Day, take a photo beside a lake or river that is no longer protected by the federal government or that is threatened by one of the 3000 scrapped environmental assessments.

Tell Liberal party leader candidates to protect the Great Lakes by banning fracking in Ontario!

The Ontario government is brushing off concerns on fracking with promises to ensure fracking is "safe" before allowing permits even though the government has promoted shale gas development in the province. In 2010, the Ministry of Natural Resources released an aerial survey of shale formations in Ontario with the purpose of assisting gas companies in exploration. The Ontario Geological Survey, an arm of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, has been drilling in pockets across Southern Ontario to assess the shale gas potential.