by Chris Seto GUELPH — The province is asking the public to weigh in on whether it should extend a moratorium on granting permits for bottled water companies to take groundwater. In December 2016, the former Liberal government placed a moratorium on any new — or expanding existing permits – to take groundwater to produce […]
– Jessica Lovell/Metroland An untold number of people who work at the Nestlé facility south of Guelph are losing their jobs. When contacted regarding reports that Nestlé Waters Canada had laid off workers at its bottling plant and head office in Aberfoyle, the company’s corporate affairs director, Jennifer Kerr, emailed a statement. The company “has […]
by Will Hutton The regulator’s chief executive has a striking social agenda for utilities once notorious for focusing on profit Rachel Fletcher: “It does not chime with people that the relationship between them and their water supplier is transactional.” When a regulator looks at you unblinkingly and says she wants the companies she regulates to […]
Return to INDEX (Related details moved to bottom. Edited 2019-11-01) SUBMISSION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE December 15, 2018 TO: House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade c/o Clerk, Ms. Christine LaFrance CIIT < @ > parl.gc.ca COMMITTEE CHAIR: MP Mark Eyking; VICE-CHAIR MP Dean Allison; VICE-CHAIR MP Tracey Ramsey; COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MP […]
Comment By Richard Haass A stable world order is a rare thing. When one does arise, it tends to come after a great convulsion that creates both the conditions and the desire for something new. It requires a stable distribution of power and broad acceptance of the rules that govern the conduct of international relations. […]
Chilliwack chapter wants Nestle to “stop profiting from water” September 19, 2016 The Council of Canadians Chilliwack chapter handed out leaflets in the community of Hope this weekend while Nestle held an open house. Nestle’s promotion for the Saturday September 17 open house had the audacity to claim, “Like you, our passion is water”. Nestle […]
LA TIMES, 1991 IN THE NEWS Snowcap Water Ltd Fanny Bay, Vancouver Island FEATURED ARTICLES BUSINESS Raining on Water Importer’s Parade : Drought: The latest series of storms may have doused chances that a Santa Barbara firm will get a large contract to import water from Canada. March 22, 1991 | MARIA L. La […]
(I sent an email to the scientist, to try and find an update for 2019. No response.) by Sandra McCulloch All Vancouver Island glaciers, including the iconic Comox Glacier, will be gone within 25 years due to climate change says University of Victoria geography professor Dan Smith. “There are not many glaciers left,” Smith said. […]
From: Sandra Finley some edits to original. – – – – In case people at OpenMedia are not aware. My reading: Barbara Loe Fisher’s recent video is an alert, an alarm bell. Even if it’s US-based. The New Internet Police Protecting You From Freedom of Thought and Speech, NVIC, *Barbara Loe Fisher Elaboration follows. […]
BACKGROUND: Wikipedia: Syngenta AG is a Swiss-based global company that produces agrochemicals and seeds. As a biotechnology company, it conducts genomic research. It was formed in 2000 by the merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca Agrochemicals. As of 2014 Syngenta is the world’s largest crop chemical producer[2] As of 2009 it ranked third in seeds […]