The Walkerton Water tragedy has forever affected the way we think of our drinking water.
Now a lecture on the subject is coming to the stage in Southampton.
Doctor Joy Parr — a resident of Southampton and an author and researcher working with the University of Western Ontario — will be speaking at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.
Dr. Parr has written a book “Sensing Changes – Technology – Environments and the everyday” – and the Walkerton tragedy is addressed within the pages.
Dr. Parr says the national and international media during the e-coli contamination tragedy that claimed the lives of 7 people, made Bruce county residents out to look like idiots.
Parr says the fact that residents didn’t realize their drinking water was unsafe seemed incredible, yet she will explain in the lecture that is far from the truth.
Parr will show how the events of tens years ago have shaped our recognition of safe water practices not only in Grey and Bruce but worldwide.
She says that it is an event making people learn to question not only their judgement but the safe practises of their municipality.
The lecture is today beginning at 7 PM at the museum.
There is a second lecture in the series in which Dr Parr will be speaking about working on the Radiation Fields at Douglas Point back in the 70’s and 80’s.
Parr says the early workings on “the Point” have helped form the Canadian practises of radiation in nuclear power plants – including those used today at Bruce Power in Tiverton.
Parr will share the lecture with several men who worked at the point during the early days.
The second lecture happens August 17th at the Davidson Centre Arena in Kincardine.
