Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

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Flow Beverage Corp. Enters Partnership with Live Nation Canada To Provide More Sustainable Water Options at Concerts

Flow Beverage Corp. Enters Partnership with Live Nation Canada To Provide More Sustainable Water Options at Concerts

Flow Beverage Corp. (TSX:FLOW; OTCQX:FLWBF) (“Flow” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a partnership to become the Official Water Sponsor of Live Nation Canada, making Flow alkaline spring water available to millions of annual concert goers at nearly 1,000 concerts across Canada. Through its Green Nation charter launched in 2019, Live Nation is seeking to eliminate single-use plastics, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent and become zero waste to landfill by 2030. This partnership will continue that momentum, as well as help drive Flow’s food service segment growth and provide opportunities for sampling and brand partnerships.

FloWater Takes Innovation in Drinking Water into Canada In Distribution Deal for its Popular Water Refill Stations with Servomax

FloWater Takes Innovation in Drinking Water into Canada In Distribution Deal for its Popular Water Refill Stations with Servomax

With more than 8,000 of its market-leading water Refill Stations in place across the US and with premiere brands such as Red Bull, Apple, Marriott, Peloton, United Airlines, Warby Parker and Google as customers, FloWater is now expanding into Canada for the first time. FloWater and Servomax, today announced a partnership for the distribution across Canada of FloWater's Refill Stations. This agreement adds a great-tasting, plastic-free drinking water solution to the Servomax product lineup, reflecting growing consumer demand for healthier, more sustainable choices.

Canadians making progress on relying less on single-use plastics like straws and bags: StatCan

Canadians making progress on relying less on single-use plastics like straws and bags: StatCan

Canadians are making progress on moving away from single-use plastics by using fewer disposable straws and relying on reusable bags, water bottles and mugs, according to data from Statistics Canada. The new figures come from Statistics Canada's biennial Households and the Environment Survey, which questioned 38,000 households in 2021 on topics such as energy consumption and hazardous products used at home.

Kingston, Ont. one of Canada’s top cities for reusable water bottles

Kingston, Ont. one of Canada’s top cities for reusable water bottles

Residents in Kingston, Ont. are enjoying reusable water bottles more than almost any other city in Canada, new numbers show. The Statistics Canada Households and the Environment Survey released on Monday finds 95 per cent of households in Kingston use reusable water bottles, the second highest in the country. Lethbridge, Alta. leads the way in using reusable water bottles in Canada, with 97 per cant of households having at least one person using their own water bottle. St. Catharines-Niagara and Peterborough had the lowest use of reusable water bottle usage, at 85 and 84 per cent respectively.

Climate change tops candidates priority list

Climate change tops candidates priority list

Over the past decade climate change and the environment have become top of mind for Canadians.
For Northerners, retaining the abundance of trees, clean water and outdoor recreation has become an important election issue. Each political party and local candidate have their own views on ensuring Canada’s environment is preserved and protected.

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