Elmvale Water Festival 2011

As per our tradition which began in 2007, the crowds enjoyed cold, fresh, spring water given away for free in our EWF, Enviroclear bottles (courtesy of Container Corporation) . For those seeking a lifetime water bottle, the EWF Sigg bottles were made available for sale (courtesy of Sigg).

For an October weekend, the weather was extraordinary – hot, hot, hot, like beautiful summer days – so the water truck (courtesy of the Truax family) was very popular and more than 1,500 Enviroclear bottles were handed out. The pure spring water and the reusable water bottles were clearly a big hit!.

Throngs of people passed by the water truck to attend events in the stands and how handy it was for them to be able to fill up as they passed by.  It seemed that most of them stopped either to get and fill a bottle, refill a bottle that they had gotten earlier, or fill their own containers. At times, there were 50+ people standing around waiting to fill up, and this proved to be a great opportunity to discuss issues related to water stewardship and the importance of using re-usable water bottles.

As they have done each year since the EWF began, the Truax family did a tremendous job. Instead of the traditional water tanker (which was being used by the Fall Fair), they supplied a flatbed trailer with a large water tank insulated with a bright silver insulating blanket, which shimmered in the sunlight – it was a beautiful sight, and attracted all eyes that passed by.