Calcium (Ca) 8.1 Bicarbonate (HCO3) 28 | Type still Chloride (Cl) 0 | |
Source Place Glacier, British Columbia | ||
Whistler Water is a brand of glacial mineral water from the Place Glacier of British Columbia, Canada. It was first launched in 1991 by Vancouver entrepreneur and original owner Steve Lippman. The company was acquired by Danone in 2003, before being purchased by the current owners, the McLaughlin Family, in 2005.
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The company is licensed to pump almost 1,000 cubic metres of water per day. Some 75% of the product is consumed in British Columbia, while the rest is exported to Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Whistler Water is an active member of the International Bottled Water Association, the Canadian Bottled Water Association, and the National Sanitary Foundation.
History
Whistler Water’s original source was located at Function Junction (British Columbia Highway 99 at Cheakamus Valley Road) in Whistler, British Columbia, and was used from 1991 to 1992 before it was moved to a secondary source because of industrial intrusion. Whistler Water, since 1992, has been sourced from Place Glacier outside Whistler, British Columbia. Original owner Steve Lippman was responsible for locating the Whistler Water source. In 1997, Whistler Water introduced the award winning Whistler Glacial Spring Water ‘mountain bottle’ packaging and began targeting export markets aggressively. The company relaunched the brand in 2009.
Bottling
Whistler Water's bottling facility in Burnaby, British Columbia is also co-packer for private label customers, as well as a number of international private label bottle brands and carbonated products. Bottle sizes are 350 ml, 500 ml, 500ml sport cap, 1 L, 1L sport cap and 1.5 L.
Awards and philanthropy
Whistler's patented "Mountain Bottle" packaging has been recognized within the industry by the International Bottled Water Association and is recipient of the Beverage Packaging Global Design Award.
In 2011, Whistler Water was awarded a certification from the Canadian Bottled Water Association for Excellence in Manufacturing and was also a finalist in the 2011 Water Innovation Awards for Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative (Let The Bottle Live On Pledge) as well as for "Best ethical or humanitarian initiative" in Water for Africa from the UK, with Water for Africa, with Free the Children.
Whistler Water has been in a national partnership with the non-profit organization Free The Children since 2010.
Following the humanitarian emergency caused by Tropical Storm Washi in Cagayan de Oro, Whistler Water together with Rotary World Help Network International shipped 80,000 bottles of water to the Philippines.
Recycling and sustainability
Whistler Water’s plastic bottles are all made using recyclable PET and they are oxo-biodegradable. The bottles are oxo-biodegradable as a result of the additive Reverte being introduced to the plastic during its manufacturing. Whistler Water is a Bisphenol-A (BPA) free company.