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Winnipeg's Water Treatment Could Be Privatized Members of Council PEOPLE TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT WATER His Worship Mayor Sam Katz A coalition of community, student, faith, environment 986-5665 and union groups are campaigning to protect public www.winnipeg.ca water. These groups want the City to consult the public on water related issues. They are educating the public about the dangers of WARD/ PHONE COUNCILLOR privatizing water and lobbying politicians to keep NUMBER water a public resource. Jeff Browaty North Kildonan [email protected] 986-5196 SPEAK OUT! Bill Clement Charleswood – Tuxedo We are encouraging everyone to speak out about [email protected] 986-5232 the importance of public water: You can: Scott Fielding St James – Brooklands • contact your Councillor [email protected] 986-5848 • post this brochure in your workplace or Jenny Gerbasi Fort Rouge - E. Fort Garry share it with a friend [email protected] 986-5878 Harry Lazarenko Mynarski STAY INFORMED! [email protected] 986-5188 Sign-up for email updates and stay informed about John Orlikow River Heights - Fort Garry action taking place to keep water public. It’s easy to [email protected] 986-5236 join. Go to www.cupe500.mb.ca and click on the Grant Nordman St. Charles “sign-up” button. [email protected] 986-5920 Mike O’Shaughnessy Old Kildonan For more information and resources about water, [email protected] 986-5264 visit: Mike Pagtakhan Point Douglas Council of Canadians: www.canadians.org/water/ [email protected] 986-8401 Canadian Union of Public Employees: www.cupe.ca/water Harvey Smith Daniel McIntyre [email protected] 986-5951 Inside the Bottle: www.insidethebottle.org/ Gord Steeves St. Vital Polaris Institute: www.polarisinstitute.org/ [email protected] 986-5088 Justin Swandel St. Norbert [email protected] 986-6824 Lillian Thomas Elmwood - East Kildonan Winnipeg’s [email protected] 986-5195 Daniel Vandal St. Boniface 702 – 275 Broadway Water Treatment [email protected] 986-5206 Winnipeg, Man. R3C 4M6 (204) 942-1001 Russ Wyatt Transcona could be Privatized email: [email protected] [email protected] 986-8087 www.cupe500.mb.ca If you don’t know who your Councillor is, call 311. /kb LSU QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES MATTER HOW COUNCIL VOTED CUPE Members Quality public services are the building blocks for The Councillors who voted with the Mayor in favour strong and healthy communities. of the motion were: Grant Nordman, Scott Fielding, Care about Gord Steeves, Justin Swandel, Jeff Browaty, Russ Winnipeg’s water and wastewater treatment is Wyatt, Mike Pagtakhan, Harry Lazarenko and Mike currently operated as a high quality public service. O’Shaughnessy. Public Water Everyday, CUPE members in the Water and Waste Department provide attention to the quality and City Councillors who voted against the motion accessibility of our public water. They make sure the were: Jenny Gerbasi, Dan Vandal, Harvey Smith, water from our tap is pure and safe. and Lillian Thomas. CITY PROPOSES PRIVATIZATION IS NOT THE ANSWER MUNICIPAL CORPORATE UTILITY Privatization of our water and wastewater in any form is not the answer. Evidence from across In November 2008, Winnipeg City Council voted to Canada and other countries has shown that once explore setting up a Municipal Corporate Utility (city- water and wastewater privatization takes hold, owned but at arms length) to operate city utilities. public accountability and openness are lost. Water They also approved using a business (public-private rates increase when corporate rights take over partnership or P3) method to “design, construct, from community rights and international trade finance and operate” water and waste control centres. agreements favour corporations. The union representing city workers and community Water and wastewater services and infrastructure groups see risks in these actions. These decisions must be publicly financed and delivered. could lead to privatizing the City’s wastewater Companies can design and construct services. If private companies operate public infrastructure, but we are good at the services, they tend to be less accountable to public rest. needs. QUALITY Public Water & Sewer Services PUBLIC Safe • Reliable • Affordable SERVICES .
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