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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via globalnews.ca A Guelph school program is doing its part in an effort to protect the main source of the city’s water supply. Students from three schools will be planting 1,500 trees near Starkey Hill Conservation Area on Oct. 4…
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via guelphtoday Lafarge Canada recently announced that it plans to extend its aggregate quarrying operations to include a third pit at an operational site just off Highway 124 south near County Rd 32 in Guelph Eramosa and Puslinch Townships. Lafarge…
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In 2009, the company was granted permits to take up to just over six million litres of water per day at three locations on the property at 7051 Wellington Road 124, but those permits will soon be expiring. Late last…
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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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FUEL SPILL UPDATE – May 17, 2019 UPDATE FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks conducted sediment and surface water sampling in Shade’s Mill Reservoir to evaluate any residual impacts…
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The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has directly provided the following update: Currently, most of Aberfoyle Creek and Mill Creek are free of ice, but shorelines remain partially frozen. Visual observations and surface water sampling continues. Localized areas of…
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via ctvnews.ca Clean-up efforts continue after the massive fuel spill on Highway 401 near Cambridge nearly two months ago. On Jan. 13, a tanker carrying about 50,000 litres of jet fuel flipped between Townline Road and Highway 6 South, spilling…
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UPDATE FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS – FUEL SPILL – FEBRUARY 21, 2019 The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has directly provided the following update: Based on assessments made to date, sheen and hydrocarbon impacted…
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via Puslinch.ca The ministry would like to provide an update of the remediation efforts that have taken place as a result of the January 13, 2019 jet fuel spill. As many of you are aware, for clean-up purposes the area…
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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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The Ministry of the Environment says cleanup from a January spill of jet fuel on the 401 is estimated to be completed by the end of September. Cleanup of the spill of about 50,000 litres of jet fuel was originally…
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I don’t know how everyone else feels about this… but it doesn’t seem right to me that the public has no access to this water testing report. from GuelphMercury.com: Ontario’s ministry of the environment says it can’t release the results…
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A portion of Puslinch lies withing the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region and the committee is seeking interested people to fill vacancies on their committee.
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John McNie remembers Mill Creek the way it used to be — a place where summer days could be whiled away swimming, rafting and fishing for trout in its cold, clean waters. Today, McNie and his neighbours are worried about…
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PDATE FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS – FUEL SPILL – FEBRUARY 28, 2019 The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has directly provided the following update: Hydrocarbon impacted water is present in Aberfoyle Creek and Mill…
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UPDATE FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS – FUEL SPILL – FEBRUARY 15, 2019 Point of Loss (area adjacent to 401 up to Aberfoyle Creek) The Ministry of Transportation has approved the closure of both eastbound and…
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