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Environmental Zone

MUNICIPALITIES AND WATER BOTTLES

Dianne Saxe

Whether it should be or not, the bottled water industry is big business.

According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,¹ the bottled water market increased by over 18 percent from 2004 to 2005, and another 13 percent in 2006. That’s 2.15 billion litres. Bottled water is a rapidly growing part of Canada’s commercial beverage marketplace, increasing its share of total beverages to 9.1 percent (2006) from 5 percent (2000). Carbonated soft drinks are still ahead, but shrinking, seeing a decline in volume to 15.1 percent from 16.5 percent of commercial beverages.

The bottled water business consists of two distinct sectors: the home/office delivery format (returnable polycarbonate containers up to 18 litres in volume); and the single-use bottle PET² format (250 millilitres to 5 litres in volume). The PET segment makes up 24 percent of the market, supplying both the Canadian and export markets.

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Whenever a new program is announced – a new responsibility is heaved on the shoulders of our local governments – we are reminded of how easily such decisions may be made by other orders of government, with little regard to the practical limitations of property tax funding. It is this very legacy of downloading that has created the infrastructure deficit our communities continue to battle today. – Susan Gardner, Executive Editor, Municipal World

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Feature Profile

Meet George Cuff – in the Governance Zone

GEORGE B. CUFF, CMC is a well-known name in the world of local government and author of the best-selling and highly praised books Making a Difference: Cuff's Guide for Municipal Leaders - Volumes 1 and 2.

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Feature Book

Off the Cuff:
A collection of writings by George B. Cuff

Volume One Item 0059-1

Volume Two Item 0059-2

This collection of writings includes a sampling of columns and articles George Cuff has written over the past three decades.

These are issues on which Cuff has lectured, or which derive from actual occurrences at ground level. They reflect the real challenges of political life, and are written from an experiential point of view. These articles have been selected because they bring to bear a particular perspective on matters that Cuff believes will be most likely to benefit the reader. Volume Three to follow.