Early this year, the City of London found high levels of lead at the taps in a number of older homes. The City of London reported these results to the MOE. The MOE responded by sending letters to municipalities suggesting that municipalities uncertain about lead levels in homes undertake tests at the tap in older […]
Category: Water
Guelph expands lead testing.
Guelph’s drinking water has little naturally-occurring lead, remains safe, and continues to surpass stringent standards imposed by the MOE. The City of Guelph will take part in a Ministry of the Environment (MOE)-ordered sampling program involving 36 Ontario municipalities that’s intended to provide the Province with consistent lead-sampling data.
Tony Leighton writes on the first 6 months of this Council
The following editorial appeared in the May 12th edition of the Guelph Mercury. We appear to have voted in real leaders this time It’s time for some shameless cheerleading. Lots of people think one government is pretty much like any other, and voting doesn’t matter much. Guelph’s new city council has already proven them wrong. […]
Guelph Field Naturalists respond to Nestle’s Water Taking
The following Resolution was passed by a large majority of the membership of the Guelph Field Naturalists at their Annual General Meeting on May 10, 2007. We are sending it to you for information, and to let you know where we stand. This Resolution has been sent to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, the […]
Guelph Civic League Comments on Nestle’s Water
Water: The BIGGER Picture Drowning In Facts & Innuendo Water is one those issues that causes a lot of alarm, probably because if you run out you die. Here in Guelph, people have been talking alarmingly about water mainly because Nestle Canada Inc. has applied to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to renew its […]
Missive on Nestle’s Water Taking in Aberfoyle
Re: Proposed PTTW renewal made by Nestle Canada EBR registry number (010-0224) Dear PTTW Coordinator: I would like to state my opposition to the requested renewal of Nestle’s Permit to Take Water at Aberfoyle, Ontario. I completely disagree with the extremely limited parameters upon which the Ministry of the Environment appears to be poised to […]
New Nestlé battle brews in Hillsburgh
The following article appeared in the May 10th edition of the Guelph Mercury: Nestlé Waters Canada’s push to take nearly 3.6 million litres of water out of Aberfoyle daily for another five years has drawn expert speakers, community activism and a sustained and much-publicized debate to Guelph and Wellington County.
Mercury Editorial on Council’s decision regarding Nestle
Not everyone will like political stand (May 9, 2007) You may be wondering why Guelph city council is taking such an interest in Nestlé’s water-taking permit when the water isn’t even coming out of the same watershed we take our drinking water from. It is a step by a council that has an appetite for […]
Protection of the Paris Moraine
On May 7 Guelph City Council reaffirmed its support for protective planning for the Paris Moraine as an important area for groundwater recharge. Protection similar to that provided for the Oak Ridges Moraine was intended. Protection for the Paris and other moraines has been endorsed by the Legislature of the Province of Ontario.
Council concerned about Nestlé water-taking
The following article appeared in the May 8th edition of the Guelph Mercury: But staff don’t oppose proposed permit renewal The city won’t oppose Nestlé Waters Canada’s efforts to extend its water- pumping operation in Aberfoyle for five years, but council will. After a lengthy debate last night, council adopted a city staff position on […]