Nestlé Waters Canada recently announced that it has donated $10,000 to the Friends of Mill Creek once again this year.
Since 2003, the company has donated $101,350 to the Friends of Mill Creek through a fund administered by the Grand River Conservation Foundation.
The company’s donation helps to support the Friends of Mill Creek in its efforts to undertake fisheries and stream rehabilitation work, including stream bank reconstruction, stream bed re-grading, tree planting, culvert replacement and farm fencing repair.
The work is performed by the Mill Creek Stewardship Rangers, four local high school students and a crew leader hired over an eight-week period during each summer. Educational opportunities are combined with this practical experience. The Rangers will complete their work effort for this year on Aug. 23.
“The Mill Creek is a significant natural feature of the Puslinch community and it’s great to see that Nestlé Waters Canada is continuing to provide a level of financial assistance that will help us to restore the creek for the use and enjoyment of future generations,” said Brad Whitcombe, president of Friends of Mill Creek.
“The company has complemented this financial support in recent years with its donation of significant research work undertaken in the sub-watershed, access across its property to do work around Mill Creek and participation in the enrichment program for the students.”
Nestlé Waters Canada president John Zupo said, “The Friends of Mill Creek organization is doing tremendous work in this sub-watershed, including rehabilitation of the stream, education of the general public and creating greater awareness about the importance of properly maintaining our natural ecology.”
