{"product_id":"it-took-a-community-and-ten-years-the-save-our-water-story","title":"It Took A Community... And Ten Years: The Save Our Water Story","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eApril 2015.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA billion-dollar multinational corporation comes to Centre Wellington, seeking a provincial permit to take 1.6 million litres of artesian spring water every day – water destined for plastic bottles stacked high on grocery shelves across the country.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eApril 2025.\u003c\/b\u003e Ten years later, everything has changed. The company is gone. New provincial laws safeguard local decision-making, and the Township owns the well.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eThis book tells the story of what happened in between.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIt’s the story of a community that met this moment and came together to help defend its water. The story is worth remembering. It reminds us of what can happen when people find their voice, organize, and unite around a shared purpose.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eBecause some things are worth protecting. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Donna McCaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392635732246,"sku":"9780968068359","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0480\/4870\/1606\/files\/ItTookaCommunityandTenYears.jpg?v=1781027725","url":"https:\/\/volumesdirect.com\/products\/it-took-a-community-and-ten-years-the-save-our-water-story","provider":"Volumes Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}