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The Board encourages Clubs/Groups and individual members to submit resolutions to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). It was stressed that these resolutions would empower Ontario Nature to carry member groups concerns and comments to the Government of Ontario, or other appropriate bodies. A resolution approved at the AGM will carry the weight of more than 140 Member Groups and 25,000 individual supporters.

Resolution # 1 Bottled Water

Whereas Ontario's Policy on bottled water is not in keeping with the sustainable use of natural resource, particularly water draw down at no cost or minimal cost to bottlers. And Whereas Every Ontarian should have the right to access to clean water, we urge the provincially government to invest in public water supplies. And Whereas Transportation of water bottles to market adds to air pollution And Whereas The disposal of the containers adds to waste disposal programs problems Now Therefore Be it resolved that Ontario Nature - Federation of Ontario Naturalists Call on the Provincial Government to ban the sale of bottled water in the province

Moved by: Kevin Shackleton, West Humber Naturalists
Seconded by: Dianne Pazaratz, Thickson's Woods Land Trust
Sponsored by: Lake Ontario North Regional Club Members
April 12, 2008 - Oshawa