World Water Day - Celebration of Water

World Water Day is the perfect time to come together in community to celebrate the value and sacredness of water. The focus of this UN International World Water Day is honouring the value of water.

Water Engineer Dr. Eric Schiller,  Singer/Songwriter Pat Mayberry and OWSAG's Coordinator Maryanne MacDonald led a celebration for water on Monday, March 22 from 7-8:30pm.

During this event, there was a video, presentation, discussion and songs about water. You can watch Dr. Eric Schiller's talk Why Plastics and Water Don't Mix (left) and the full recording (right).

Ottawa's Drinking Water is one of the best
L'eau potable d'Ottawa est l'une des meilleures

The City of Ottawa has launched these videos about its high quality tap water. This is the reason why we need to work to eliminate single-use bottled water in this city. This is also the standard we must strive for in First Nations and all communities from coast to coast to coast.

Videos: Plastics Crisis Rally

On September 13, we worked with our friends at Extinction Rebellion Ottawa, Future Rising Ottawa, The Council of Canadians, Angela Keller-Herzog, Ecology Ottawa and Ottawa Raging Grannies to draw attention to the plastics and water crises and call on government leaders to act now. Check out some of the videos from the rally. You can watch more on our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/owsagottawa/videos

Water - the Source of Life
Our Gift, Our Responsibility

Watch Dr. Eric Schiller's inspiring talk at St. Basil's Catholic Church from June 2, 2019. Dr. Schiller, one of the co-founder's of the Ottawa Study Action Group, talks about the importance of peace, justice and faith and how that links to protecting water, the source of life.

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OWSAG's Dr. Eric
​Schiller on the
Environment and Spirit

Watch this presentation, “Environment and the Spirit,” packed full of important info about bottled water and more. Dr. Eric Schiller, OWSAG co-founder, spoke to an adult class on April 28, 2019.

OWSAG presents at Environment Committee
​at Ottawa City Hall

On February 19, Dr. Eric Schiller, OWSAG member and co-founder, gave an impassioned and informative speak to the Environment Committee. Watch the video of Dr. Schiller's presentation. Be sure to sign OWSAG's Bottled Water Declaration to urge Ottawa City Council to stop the sale of bottled water at City Hall and other municipal buildings!

10 Things You Need to Know About Bottled Water from Water Docs

Here are 10 facts about bottled water that led Water Docs to make the important decision to leave it off the shelves during their film festival. Click here to read 10 facts about bottled water. 

The Story of Bottled Water

This is an informative and classic video on bottled water. Created by Story of Stuff, this video tells the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows virtually free from the tap. Learn more about Story of Stuff. 

SONG: Bottle This!
​By Evalyn Parry

L​isten to this fun song by Evalyn Parry about bottled water, corporate water giants and the need to protect the human right to water. 

"Think before you drink!"

https://m.soundcloud.com/evalyn-parry/bottle-this