GUELPH – Wellington Water Watchers has started what it hopes will be an enlightening and impactful fundraising book club focused on the new book Unbottled: The Fight against Plastic Water and for Water Justice.
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Water activist continues ‘Ear to the Groundwater’ tour at Middlebrook well
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Shane Philips, a local water activist, visited the Middlebrook well near Elora on June 9 on the second stop of his weeklong "Ear to the Groundwater" walking tour.
Residents protest BlueTriton’s applications for water permit renewals
GUELPH – The Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) and Guelph resident Shane Philips have joined forces to reaffirm their opposition to BlueTriton Brands’ applications to renew water bottling permits in Wellington County.
Nestlé in hot water with Puslinch council
PUSLINCH – Puslinch council expressed its displeasure at receiving a request for council’s consideration from Nestlé Waters Canada 15 minutes before its meeting began at 10am on March 24.
Nestlé sells North American water bottling businesses to private equity firm
ABERFOYLE – Nestlé S.A, parent company of Nestlé Waters Canada, has sold its Canadian and U.S. water businesses to One Rock Capital Partners for $4.3 billion. The company made the announcement on Feb. 17.
Province may give municipalities veto power over water bottling applications
ELORA – On Oct. 6, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks released a proposal under the Ontario Water Resources Act requiring water bottling companies to obtain support of the host municipality for new or increased groundwater taking that daily exceeds 379,000 litres.
Nestle Canada sells Nestle Pure Life bottled water to Ice River Springs
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Nestle Canada is getting out of the water bottling business.
Save Our Water begins hashtag campaign
ELORA – The local environmental group Save Our Water set up a booth in downtown Elora on June 13 to keep the conversation going about keeping local water sources clean and available to the community.
Save Our Water heading to Queen’s Park
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Save Our Water members are heading to Toronto next week to let the Ontario government know they don’t want commercial water bottling companies like Nestlé Waters to take water from areas like Fergus and Elora.
Township seeks meeting to discuss extension of water taking moratorium
ELORA – Centre Wellington is seeking a meeting with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks to discuss the township’s water supply and the provincial commercial water bottling moratorium that expires on Jan. 1.
Nestlé, Water Watchers clash on shipping, employment details
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Comments from a local water bottler and lobbyist group may only muddy the water when it comes to shipping and employment details at the company.
Photo series rejuvenates Save Our Water campaign
ELORA - After five years of staunch campaigning members of the Centre Wellington group Save Our Water decided it was time to switch tactics.
Wellington Water Watchers demand environmental assessment of permits to take water
GUELPH - On July 15, Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) unveiled a billboard on Gordon Street, a few kilometres north of Nestlé’s Waters Canada bottling plant in Aberfoyle.
Protesters demand Nestle cease and desist water-taking
ABERFOYLE – Native groups from Six Nations are demanding Nestlé Waters cease and desist its…
Draft Water Supply Master Plan indicates Middlebrook pumping could impact municipal wells
ELORA – A new municipal report states water pumping from the Middlebrook well could have an…