Friday, May 13, 2011

Alberta's water is not for sale! Well, not yet, anyway…

The subject of ‘water’ made the front page of the Calgary Herald yesterday.

Peter Brabeck, chairman of Nestle, stirred things up when he told Reuters (following a speech in Geneva on Tuesday): “We are actively dealing with the government of Alberta to think about a water exchange,”

That forced a response from Environment Minister Rob Renner.

Read the original story here:
Nestle head says company in talks with Alberta to trade in water

Read the follow up story here:
Alberta water not for sale, province declares

For a broader view of the story, read columnist Don Braid here:
Water trade talks dampen farewells for Ed Stelmach, David Swann

Photograph by: Staff, Getty Images Files

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