Editor:
As I write this, the “sweep street cleaning truck” is driving by our building; so relieved to know the pavement will be clean.
Our drinking water, that not only looks dirty but also corrodes our sinks, toilets, brains etc., is in desperate need for a water sweeper.
Having enough clean water to live a healthy life is a human right. Protecting and fulfilling people’s right to water is best achieved by publicly managed or community-controlled water systems. To make sure government provides good service, community members should be increasingly involved in overseeing water utilities. This would help make sure they are managed with people’s health as the top priority, which is totally lacking in our city.
How do we get safe, healthy piped water systems for White Rock? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind and can be found at city hall. Perhaps the only way to get this ill system cured is by starting a class-action lawsuit. What do we have to lose, dirty water?
A safe water system is the very foundation of public health. There is no reason why people in White Rock – in a wealthy province and country – should suffer from a lack of safe drinking water and being forced to buy expensive bottled water or systems that may or may not provide clean water.
By the way, is anyone else experiencing skin rashes, from skull to all over the body?
The only way, in my opinion, to make sure water is free of toxic chemicals is to prevent pollution at the source.
Time for the residents to become that water sweeper.
Maggie Bernet, White Rock