Mission to Marsh - film and discussion
Sun, Apr 26
|The Bookshelf
In the film "Mission to Marsh" a German pair explore various kinds of wetlands from Canada's far north to South America. Let's start conversation and educate each other about the serious risk Canada's northern wetlands are facing in the "Ring of Fire" and locally as wetlands are damaged.
Time & Location
Apr 26, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 9:10 p.m.
The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St, Guelph, ON N1H 2T1, Canada
About The Event
Guest Panelists: Jeremy Shute and Dr. Susan Glasauer.
Jeremy Shute is a professional planner with Shared Value Solutions, as well as a mediator, facilitator and cartographer. He is known more locally for his family paddle, from Guelph to the Atlantic, and he has also studied and published books about the underground rivers/creeks in this area.
Dr. Susan Glasauer is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Science at U of G and is a past Board member of Water Watchers. Her research area is wetlands, biogeochemistry, metals, microbiology and soil chemistry.
Her current work involves bioremediation of wetlands.
Wetlands are under appreciated and yet so important . Mining the "Ring of Fire" is a focus for both the Provincial and Federal governments at the moment for minerals needed to electrify Canada. Is there a safe way to mine and not pollute?
