Nestle Waters "wrote to Mayor Karen
Farbridge (Guelph, Ontario) on Sept. 7, 10 days before 'Tapped' was to screen,
expressing disappointment that the city would co-sponsor a film that offers a
one-sided view of the water bottling industry, and demonizes the product."
City cancels film screening after complaint
from Nestle Waters
Joanne Shuttleworth,
Mercury staff
Tue Oct 02 2012
GUELPH — The city pulled the plug on
screening a film that portrayed Nestle Waters North America in a bad light
after receiving sharply-worded correspondence from John Challinor, director of
corporate affairs of the Aberfoyle-based Nestle Waters Canada.
Tapped was slated to run during Guelph
Water Services’ Documentary Nights in September, a series of three films about
water conservation and water management, presented in conjunction with the
Wellington Water Watchers.
The purpose was to raise awareness about
the importance of water conservation, said Wayne Galliher, water conservation
program manager, “but we received concerns. So we looked at the movie and upon
reflection, it was mainly U.S. content. So we removed Tapped from the lineup
and looked for a Canadian movie.”
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