Category Archives: Nestle

Nestle Public Information Meeting

Written by arlene on November 3, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Nestle waters hosted a Public Information Meeting. It was not very well attended, likely due to the fact that there was not much notification about the meeting.

Two salient points emerged from this meeting:

The first is that the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has extended Nestle’s existing permit for one year. The reason cited for the extension, is that Nestle was unable to complete the pump test under drought conditions due to the fact that the past two …

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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.

Also posted in Community, Environment, Guelph, Legislation

Day of Action , November 17th

Written by cassiebarker on December 3, 2008 — Leave a Comment

A great event on November 17th, held at the University of Guelph – see the photos below!

some great eco-theatre
some great eco-theatre
making some noise
making some noise
The Tap-In gang
The Tap-In gang
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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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Nestle Meeting: Oct 27th, 7 pm Puslinch Community Centre

Written by cassiebarker on October 24, 2008 — Leave a Comment

There is a meeting on Oct. 27th, 2008 at 7pm in the Puslinch Community Centre regarding Nestle’s “Victoria Rd. Project” – this is likely relating to drilling a second well.

Please attend and voice your opinion on this expansion of local water bottling.

Also posted in Environment, Guelph
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