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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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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Nestlé Waters Canada announced today that its Guelph based employees have raised over $6,800 to help nine local families through Guelph Food Bank’s Adopt-A-Family program this holiday season. Now in its ninth year, the program has helped thousands of needy…
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Company filling seats at special meeting in Guelph kept residents out, councillor says Nestlé Waters Canada has come under fire after employees sat in Guelph city council chambers hours before a special meeting on water taking permits was set to…
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By Kevin Johnson, Puslinch Today. Somehow the discussion around the table seems to have turned from being about Puslinch residents’ having fair access to sustainable clean water into a discussion on WHO should be taking our water – Nestlé or…
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The Liberal Government’s decision to place a two year moratorium on new or expanded water-taking permits for water bottling companies appears to be an effort to punt the problem down the road until after the 2018 election, says Wellington-Halton Hills…
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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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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors are not impressed with a the timing of a Bottled Water Technical Guidance document posted to Ontario Environmental Registry. The issue arose at the Dec. 21 council session just weeks after council sent the province…
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Below is a letter sent from Dennis Lever, Mayor of Puslinch, to the Guelph Mayor and Councillors regarding the discussion of water taking permits – specifically that of Nestle Waters Canada. Click on on the letter to see the full…
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Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner says that the province has so far been acting blindly in the allocation of water-taking permits, with potentially dire consequences for Ontario’s groundwater supply. “We’re making decisions with our eyes closed,” said Commissioner Dianne Saxe. “We don’t…
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Ontario is proposing a two-year hold on the creation or expansion of bottled water plants as the government moves to strengthen the rules around water taking permits. The Canadian Press has learned the province plans to impose stricter scientific requirements…
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