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buzzbishop.com: Vancouver to Ban Bottled Water in Parks: Coke Is It!

  • 8chocolate · 8 months ago
    Does this mean they will provide free tap water at the concession stands instead? The least they could do is revamp those water fountains. Some of those are just nasty!
  • buzz · 8 months ago
    The water fountains are disgusting. The photo above was taken at David Lam Park this spring. They just leave them turned off all winter/spring without regard that people in this city are active and could require refreshment.
  • Angele Yanor · 8 months ago
    Just DM me when plastic garbage bags are also banned.
  • kristin · 8 months ago
    Tap water is not healthy. Flouride was first introduced into water during the Nazi concentration camps with the intention to dumb down the prisoners. Contrary to popular belief flouride actually rots teethe. The introduction to of flouride into tap water serves no other purpose than to dumb down society. This is only one ingredient used not to mention the rest of the crap we drink in tap water. Bottled water is full of ingredients you can't read so bottled water is tainted too.
  • Phil Menger · 8 months ago
    Stainless Steel water bottles are coated with chromium. Is mining chromium any greener than plastic water bottles? How green is GREEN? www.goodguide.com
  • buzz · 8 months ago
    I agree. I saw this "How Green is Green" article in Metro today: http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/comment/article...
  • catieb · 8 months ago
    Well said. Think about schools. The vending machines -which used to provide revenue for extracurricular items - will have what in them? High calorie juice? Macs and 7-11 are in for a real boost in sales. What if I've left my house without my urban survival kit of shopping bags, water bottle and coffee cup? I'm not putting my lips or filling my (now emply Dr. Pepper) bottle from water for any fountain. I'm leary of filling my bottle from the washroom tap at my gym for pete's sake.

    And what are we supposed to put into our emergency kits? The pre-packaged water is safe to store for long periods of time.

    Shake your heads. PC sometimes means Pretty Crazy idea that hasn't been completly thought out.