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 Items tagged: bottled waterItems Found: 29N.S. Restricts Bottled Water UseJune 3, 2010 - 1:12 pm Nova Scotia's government has made good on a promise made by its premier, Darrell Dexter, last month. The Province has eliminated the purchase and use of bottled water by all government departments with access to potable tap water. The policy emphasizes the quality of the province's tap water and reduces... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Nestlé Donates to Haiti Relief EffortsJanuary 14, 2010 - 9:56 am Nestlé Waters North America (which includes Nestlé Waters Canada) has pledged to donate $1 million in bottled water products to support disaster relief efforts and communities affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday. Currently, the company has identified, accessed and is arranging... Categories: International, National, News Myths and LegendsNovember 23, 2009 - 3:21 pm Myth #1: Water is a public good. Water is essential to life. Therefore, some argue, it should be considered public. Food is also essential to life, but one rarely hears an argument that food and farmland are, or should be, public property. In fact, if farmland and food production systems were owned... Categories: Features Bottled Water Back in the NewsOctober 30, 2009 - 7:04 am This week Ontario NDP MPP Peter Tabuns (Toronto-Danforth) submitted a new Private Members Bill—Bottled Water Spending Act, 2009—to restrict government spending on bottled water. If passed, the Bill would make Ontario the first province in Canada to restrict bottled water. If passed, the act would... Water's Next Big HitJuly 20, 2009 - 9:49 am The parallels between the career of Michael Jackson and the evolution of the water industry in Canada are uncanny. From his Motown days in the Jackson 5 to his glory days as the King of Pop and finally to financial problems and sad ending, Michael Jackson and the water industry have traveled similar... Categories: Blog BPA Levels Safe: Health CanadaJuly 10, 2009 - 7:47 am Health Canada testing has detected bisphenol A (BPA) in some 18.5-litre polycarbonate bottles of drinking water, but it says the levels are low and pose no health or safety concerns. Detailed reports on levels of the chemical in various products purchased last year in Ottawa were posted on the Health... Water Entrepreneurs in the RunningJuly 7, 2009 - 11:53 am Today Ernst & Young unveiled this year's Prairie finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, which recognize the spirit and contribution of entrepreneurs around the world. The Prairie winners will be announced on October 15 in Calgary, and the overall winner will represent... Categories: News, Western Canada Youthful Optimism?July 7, 2009 - 8:25 am Today, Marketing Magazine reports on bottled water brand Evian's new "Live Young" global advertising campaign featuring dancing babies. It's all over YouTube, featuring computer-generated effects that depict a group of infants breakdancing on roller skates to Dan The Automator's remix of the classic... Categories: Blog Green Party Calls for Fewer BottlesMay 25, 2009 - 7:15 am Canada's Green Party has voiced its opinion on bottled water by asking the federal government to avoid its purchase wherever possible, citing environmental and economic reasons. A recent report by the Polaris Institute and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Nova Scotia states that the Canadian... York Region Drinking Water Receives an ‘A’April 9, 2009 - 11:26 am The Regional Municipality of York's drinking water quality surpasses Ontario's stringent standards, making the purchase of bottled water an unnecessary expense, according to a release on the region's website. The release also defends the addition of fluoride to the region's water, stating that "the... |
