Join us for an evening with Bob Burtt\, re porter and editor for more than 40 years\, including a 24 year stint at th e Waterloo Region Record where he focused on environmental stories. Burtt will be in conversation with Susan Bryant\, discussing his new book\, \;Water Our Sacred Trust: a story about Waterloo Region's most important resource and the challenges it faces. \;
\nAbout Bob Bur tt
\nBob has authored and published three books. No Guardians At The Gate\, a story about the Elmira Water Crisis\, was published in 2014. It was followed by Rare Moments in Time in 2018 and Water Our Sacred Trust: a story a bout Waterloo Region's most important resource and the challenges it faces \;in 2022. During his time at The Record\, Burtt had a front row seat during \;some trying times for the region. He wrote about pr oblems with supply and contamination\, the fight over plans to have a pipe line from Lake Erie constructed\, and others about the region's role as an innovator. \;
\nBurtt has been retired for sixteen years and li ves in Cambridge with his wife Sheila. When he isn't writing he enjoys gar dening\, woodwork and golf.
\nAbout Susan Bryant
\nIn 1989\, Susan became an environmental activist when the municipal water wells in Elmira were closed because of contamination from the Uniroy al chemical plant. She was a founding member of APT Environment\, an Elmir a citizens&rsquo\; group which continues\, 30-some years later\, to monito r the remediation and to advocate for a proper clean-up. APT is currently focused on the creek flowing into the Grand River\, which remains contamin ated with DDT and dioxins from the historic production DDT and Agent Orang e at Uniroyal.
\nMeeting Bob Burtt was one of the happier aspects of 1989 for Susan. At the time\, Bob was covering the Elmira water crisis as environmental reporter for The Record. They talked often. Since then\, Bo b and Susan have worked together on water-related projects and become frie nds. They share an ongoing interest in water issues\, especially in the Re gion of Waterloo.
\nThis program is presented in partnership with Words Worth Books.
\nPro grammer: Nancy
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