Category Archives: Nestle

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 — 3 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

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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Bottled water in the news

Written by cassiebarker on October 20, 2008 — Leave a Comment

A few recent bottled water stories of interest….

We are pleased to see the City of Guelph is joining other municipalities such as London by removing bottled water from its buildings and actively promoting municipal water in its facilities.

This CBC article discusses recent US-based Environmental Working Group research on bottled water contaminants:

“In some cases, it appears bottled water is no less polluted than tap water and, at 1,900 times the cost, consumers should expect better,” said Jane Houlihan, …

Also posted in Environment, Guelph
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