Category Archives: Legislation

Bottled water taking a beating

Written by cassiebarker on February 20, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Advocating for smart, sustainable water use and promoting our municipal tap water here in Wellington County may seem like a very small step toward social change and environmental protection, but as part of a larger movement we are like a drop that contributes to a ripple that helps people to make better decisions for our communities and for our planet.

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Wastewater and Trees – this Tuesday

Written by cassiebarker on February 8, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Another important meeting needing citizens’ input.
Tuesday, Feb 10th , Guelph’s Wastewater Treatment Plan is having a Public Information Centre from 5-8pm at the Holiday Inn on Scottsdale Dr.

Also posted in Community, Environment, Fun Stuff!, Guelph

Gravel Watch hosts Ecojustice and Friends of the Earth – Feb 19th

Written by cassiebarker on February 6, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Join Ecojustice lawyer (and Wellington Water Watchers member) Dr. Anastasia Lintner in her upcoming talk in Aberfoyle on February 19th, where she will share the stage with Dr. Beatrice Olivastri of Friends of the Earth,  to discuss the recent Ecojustice Supreme Court  victory and its relevance to communities fighting aggregate development.

When: Thursday, Feb 19th at 7pm
Where: Puslinch Community Centre, Aberfoyle
Tickets: $10, free for students  (ann.ironside@sympatico.ca. or 519-338-2364)

Click here to see the invite and more information.

Also posted in Community, Environment, Fun Stuff!, Guelph, News

Nestle ad complaint

Written by cassiebarker on December 1, 2008 — 2 Comments

Today we launched an Advertising Standards complaint in regards to a full-page Nestle ad taken out in the Globe and Mail this fall. The group of signatories includes Ecojustice, Friends of the Earth Canada, tww-nestle-adhe Polaris Institute and the Council of Canadians.

Our concern is that there are several claims made in this ad that run counter to Nestle’s own reporting; for example,  the ad states that most water bottles are …

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ECO report highlights Guelph and WWW

Written by cassiebarker on October 21, 2008 — Leave a Comment

We are happy to see the Environmental Commissioners Office (ECO) report today that highlights several important issues tied to our mandate.

The report discusses:

  • Guelph’s precious groundwater resources, and the need to protect them from unsustainable yet regulated growth in this region (under the Places to Grow Act)
  • our 8200 comments on the Environmental Registry opposing Nestle’s Permit to Take Water
  • the need to prioritize drinking water needs over those of the private sector, particularly water bottling, in times of low water (drought)
  • increasing bulk …
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