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27 May, 2009 | Pina Belperio

Whistler is a resort town better known for its world-class skiing and expensive real estate than for its social activism. But after a lively battle, it has become one of the only Canadian towns where citizens successfully halted the privatization of a publicly owned utility. In a community obsessed with extreme sports and eternal youth, sewage became a big issue. ...

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Tags: waste treatment, politics, policy, law

Published in: Myth of Water Abundance 33.4

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