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A caravan of Canadians bringing jugs with 1,000 litres of water arrived in Detroit on Thursday afternoon in a symbolic protest against the bankrupt city shutting off water to residents who haven’t paid their bills.
Eleven vehicles passed through the Detroit Windsor Tunnel under the Detroit River. The Canadians rallied outside City Hall before heading for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to deliver the water.
The water will be stored behind the church’s sanctuary for people needing water after city shutoffs, said the Rev. Bill Wylie-Kellerman.
Once the Canadian water is all distributed, “we’ll be filling gallon jugs from our tap,” he said.
Wylie-Kellerman said his church will be a water station and said there will be several more like it in the city.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has stepped up collection efforts for residential and business water service, and water shutoffs rose from 500 in March to 7,200 in June. People lose water if they’re more than 60 days behind or owe $150. The average overdue bill is $540.
Read more here. (The Globe and Mail)
Eleven vehicles passed through the Detroit Windsor Tunnel under the Detroit River. The Canadians rallied outside City Hall before heading for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to deliver the water.
The water will be stored behind the church’s sanctuary for people needing water after city shutoffs, said the Rev. Bill Wylie-Kellerman.
Once the Canadian water is all distributed, “we’ll be filling gallon jugs from our tap,” he said.
Wylie-Kellerman said his church will be a water station and said there will be several more like it in the city.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has stepped up collection efforts for residential and business water service, and water shutoffs rose from 500 in March to 7,200 in June. People lose water if they’re more than 60 days behind or owe $150. The average overdue bill is $540.
Read more here. (The Globe and Mail)
