GC39 Water: A Gift for All (GC39 2006 – 038)

That the 39th General Council 2006:

Through the General Secretary, General Council

  1. That The United Church of Canada Water Mission Study be extended for an additional two years;

  2. That The United Church of Canada continue, with KAIROS, to pressure the Federal Government to ensure equal access to clean water for all;

  3. That The United Church of Canada discourage the purchase of bottled water starting within its courts and congregations where possible;

  4. That The United Church of Canada support projects for the construction of communally owned water treatment facilities and pipelines in developing countries.

And through the Executive of the General Council

That The United Church of Canada support projects for the construction of communally owned water treatment facilities and pipelines in developing countries.

 

GC39 2006 ROP, pp. 188-189, 720-721

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