WELLINGTON WATER WATCHERS QUIZ PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT LEADERS

The article in today's Record is titled "Provincial party environment leaders in the hot seat on water issues". The Record reporter is Leah Gerber and she has indicated that the Wellington Water Watchers hosted a live virtual convention. In attendance on the panel later answering questions from the public was Jeff Yurek, Ontario Environment Minister as well as the Environment critics from the Liberals, NDP and Green Party. Discussions included drinking water issues in First Nations communities as well as the Conservative government's proposed changes to the Environmental Assessment Act. Our Environment Minister also pledged to extend the moratorium on water bottling permits until at least April 2021. ................................................................................................... Kudos to the Wellington Water Watchers (out of Guelph) for their ongoing activism and advocacy for our drinking water here in Ontario. They have been very active regarding bottled water issues courtesy of Nestle's Canada and have advocated for much stricter controls on the water bottling industry. This includes issues with the Middleton Wellfield purchased by Nestle's while the nearby town of Elora was also looking for additional water sources.