Toronto Events

Connecting Local & Global Water Issues: a walk and workshop for the UN Year of Sanitation

March 29, 2008

Join us for a walking tour and workshop exploring water and waterborne disease in Toronto, Ontario and the world.

Walking Tour:
TORONTO IN THE AGE OF CHOLERA - Led by Helen Mills of Lost Rivers
1:00pm at SW corner, Queen's Quay & Bathurst

Workshop & Discussion:
PUBLIC HEALTH AND DRINKING WATER
2:30-4:00pm at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue

"Drinking water in Ontario: the Clean Water Act and public health"
with Mike Layton, Environmental Defence & Christopher Waffle, Canadian Environmental Law Association

"Sanitation and health issues around the world"
with members of WaterCan

plus video and images of Human River's Fall 2006 Community Celebration along Garrison Creek

Refreshments will be served.
Free admission.


Hosted by RiverSides, Lost Rivers – a project of the Toronto Green Community, and Human River – a project of the Toronto Public Space Committee

The first in a series of events recognizing the UN Year of Sanitation and World Water Day.

Contact RiverSides for more information: 416-868-1983 or info@riversides.org

Location WALK (1pm): SW corner, Queen's Quay & Bathurst; WORKSHOP (2:30pm Centre for Social Innovation, 215 S
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