Complimentary Events across Alberta during November 2013: The Cost of Getting It Wrong - Learning from the Walkerton Tragedy w/Bruce Davidson. Tuesday, Nov 19. 5.00-8.00PM. Hyatt Regency Hotel, 700 Centre St, Calgary Wednesday, Nov 20. 9.30-11.30AM. City of Red Deer Civic Yards, Riverside Drive, Red Deer. Thursday, Nov 21. 6.00PM – 8.00PM. Greenwood Hotel, 3515 26 St, NE Calgary Friday, Nov 22. 12.00 – 2.00PM. Matrix Hotel, 10640 100 Ave, Edmonton Friday, Nov 22. 3.00 – 5.30PM. Chateau Louis Hotel, Edmonton Monday, Nov 25. 6.00 – 8.00PM. MacKenzie Centre, 5737 45 Ave, Drayton Valley Tuesday, Nov 26. 2.30 – 5.00PM. Peavine Inn & Suites, 3905 51 Ave, High Prairie. Tuesday, Nov 26. 6.00 – 8.00PM. Peavine Inn & Suites, 3905 51 Ave, High Prairie Thursday, Nov 28. 6.00 – 8.00PM. McGrane Theatre, Portage College Campus, Lac La Biche. What: Complimentary Presentation by Bruce Davidson, Co-Founder of Concerned Walkerton Citizens For Whom: Local officials/front-line leaders who have been engaged with the Closer to Home (C2H) Initiative. As well as returning or new elected officials and senior staff with a demonstrated interest in better understanding safe drinking water management issues and governance-oversight in rural Alberta communities. Action: To Register please contact Jeff Hanger [email protected] or 780 454-7745, Ext 221 * Please advise Mr. Hanger of any dietary restrictions at the time of registration Overview Imagine the worst a drinking water outbreak could ever be – and it’s worse! At some point most Canadians will have heard about Walkerton, Ontario. The Walkerton name conjures up tragic reference to Canada’s worst municipal drinking water contamination to-date. In May 2000, seven residents died and 2,300 were made acutely-ill when the town’s ground water supply was contaminated to a final “tipping point.” In a regional agriculture service town of 5,000 residents the cost to date is estimated at $200 Million in direct and indirect costs. There have been negative impressions associated with the Walkerton town name and there remain complex long-term chronic health and quality-of-life impacts to those residents who were directly affected by the event. Concerns over how the outbreak was being managed caused Bruce Davidson and other citizens to mobilize, partner with Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), and lobby the Government of Ontario for what eventually became The Walkerton Inquiry (e.g., see cela.ca/collections/celacourts/walkerton-inquiry). In the years since May 2000, local leaders have worked diligently on a journey from infamy to excellence to become a positive contributor of safe water expertise. Come spend part of your evening learning from an ordinary resident who has become an extraordinary Canadian committed to ensuring no other community ever has to experience “another Walkerton.
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