Today Nestlé Canada and Ice River Springs are sharing that they were not able to work through the Competition Bureau’s regulatory approval process within Nestlé’s set timeframe to allow for a successful sale of the Nestlé Pure Life business in…
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An innovative public-spaces recycling program funded by Nestlé Waters Canada is now up and running in Puslinch, marked by bright blue and black dual-recycling bins in outdoor locations across the township. The program, designed by Reclay StewardEdge and Recycle Everywhere,…
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Nestlé Waters Canada contributed over $50,000 to implement the program designed by Reclay StewardEdge and Recycle Everywhere. Nestlé Waters Canada announced today that Puslinch Council voted unanimously to begin the implementation of the innovative public-space recycling program designed by Reclay…
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via GuelphToday New billboard aims to get the attention of the public as Wellington Water Watchers continues its fight against the water bottling giant The Wellington Water Watchers unveiled a billboard Monday with a loud message in its fight against…
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via CBC.ca A Guelph water protection group will speak out about the impact of Nestlé’s activities in the region, at a community summit on water taking in Vittel, France later this month. Susan Glasauer is an environmental sciences professor at…
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via CBC.ca The provincial government is seeking public feedback on whether it should extend a moratorium on new—or expanding any existing—permits for bottled water companies to take groundwater. A moratorium put in place in Dec. 2016 by the previous Liberal…
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The City of Guelph has signed an agreement to provide Nestlé Waters Canada with access to analysis from its science-based groundwater flow model through a consultant. The model was developed by the City with the Grand River Conservation Authority and…
Continue Reading ...by Mike Robinson. Council members are disappointed with the response by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) regarding the way precipitation data is incorporated into annual monitoring reports prepared on behalf of Capital Paving and Nestle Waters Canada….
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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors continue to raise concerns with the method by which the province is dealing with water issues and water bottling. The item first came up at the March 1 council session as part of council’s ongoing…
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via cbc.ca Ice River Springs to take over Pure Life brand of bottled water Nestle Canada Inc. says it is selling its Pure Life bottled water business to Ice River Springs as Ontario prepares to give its municipalities veto power…
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On November 14 there will be a meeting in Guelph for those interested in learning about the impact of Nestle in communities around the world. For more information email [email protected] Click on image for full size view
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A handful of activists arrived in front of the Ontario provincial legislature today seeking to highlight the ongoing issue of groundwater extraction by giant commercial water bottling operations . Using the figures from the multinational Nestle, they say the company…
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via therecord.com Nestlé won’t reveal how many employees were laid off at its water bottling plant south of Guelph, saying only that it’s faced “unprecedented cost increases” this year. An unspecified number of people who work at the Nestlé facility…
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Wellington Water Watchers is launching a lawn sign and volunteer recruiting campaign aiming to “Say NO to Nestlé”. More information about the campaign can be found by CLICKING HERE. Here is a sample of their campaign signage:
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It was another sunny day in the community so I decided to wander over to the Nestlé Open House. Well I was not disappointed. I was met at the gate by Jennifer Kerr, Director of Corporate Affairs, who willingly introduced…
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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors have good reason to be concerned and to be prepared as both Cambridge and Guelph plan to increase city water supplies in the future. On July 19, hydrogeologist Stan Denhoed told councillors the cumulative impact…
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The Ontario Government is proposing to raise the fees it charges to water bottling companies for the use of groundwater. Ontario currently charges $3.71 for every million litres of water drawn for all water-taking permits. The Government is proposing to…
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