Owen Sound Sun Times

Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week returning for 59th year

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A mid-winter ritual for Grey-Bruce’s agricultural community will mark its 59th year in early January.  The annual Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week conference and trade show is returning to the Elmwood Community Centre on Jan. 8 to 14, with days once again dedicated to all the major agricultural commodities of the region.  Coordinated by Grey Ag […]

Great Lakes Now Ontario

Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario

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Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario

Activist group, Water Watchers, had reason to celebrate last month when water bottler BlueTriton announced it will cease operations in Puslinch, Ontario in January, 2025. The group’s website beamed “We Won” and said the exit was a “historic win for water justice.”

To get a better understanding of the issues surrounding bottled water in Ontario, Canada, Great Lakes Now contacted Arlene Slocombe, executive director of Water Watchers and McMaster University Professor, Dawn Martin-Hill and founder of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University. 

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