Nestle and Ontario’s Ground Water

[Admiral Beez]

The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles

Creek beds are bone dry and once-gushing springs are reduced to trickles as fights play out around the nation over control of nation’s freshwater supply
By Tom Perkins

Tue 29 Oct 2019 06.00 GMT

The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America's water to sell in plastic bottles

Creek beds are bone dry and once-gushing springs are reduced to trickles as fights play out around the nation over control of nation’s freshwater supply

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I saw this article that Ontario blocked all new water bottling permits until Jan 2020. I wonder if they extended the ban?

Sorry Nestlé: Ontario moves to ban new water-taking permits for another year - Environmental Defence

News Update! On December 21, 2018, the Ontario Government made the decision to extent the moratorium on new water bottling permits for another year, until

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[Admiral Beez]

I think it’s time for Premier Ford to tell Nestle and all bottled water firms that they have ten years to exit Ontario. Firms that extract water for beer or other value added reasons are fine, so let Nestle make ice tea or whatever, but no more pure water bottling.

 

[Johnny Au]

Don't forget about using the minerals from groundwater to make pizza dough. Pizzas from pizzerias in NYC are known for their unique crust made from their tap water that has certain quantities of minerals present.

New York Pizza: is the water the secret? - Slashfood

While I can't pinpoint the source of the legend, many people believe that New York City's delicious tap water is the secret behind the perfection

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Toronto-style pizza can have unique crust flavouring made from groundwater.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Don't forget about using the minerals from groundwater to make pizza dough.

I suppose that's why Creermore and Sleemans beer has a unique flavour. If Nestle wants to pump water to make value added product and thus add employment to Ontario they should get the same consideration as any other business. But water for municipal and residential use should never be blocked by commercial bottlers.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Looks like Nestle may be held accountable for the environmental cost of its plastic

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/...ponsibility.html?referringSource=articleShare