RCMC Newsletter
September 2023
September 2023 - Live MeetingsSeptember 14th.
Marva Wisdom: Securing our Collective History Presentation: How can claiming, honouring and embracing our histories, our heritage and our unique stories, contribute to our journey of safety and belonging? Bio: Motivated by the phrase, “we get the leadership we deserve”, Marva Wisdom has set out to broaden and deepen citizens' engagement within our civil society. From growing up as a child in rural Jamaica,to moving to Stratford, Ontario as a high school student, to raising her family in Guelph, Ontario, Marva Wisdom has built a life on passion, social justice, and inclusivity. Marva Wisdom is a community leader who blends her personal and professional passions to help her clients and community build on the strengths of a strong and collaborative team. A highly respected and sought after facilitator and speaker, Marva, through her company, Wisdom Consulting, provides clients with the tools and courage they need to facilitate meaningful growth through leadership, effective engagement, diversity and inclusivity. Currently, Marva is the Director for the Black Experience Project, a study initiated by the Environics Institute with partners, Ryerson University and the Atkinson Charitable Foundation. Is the founding Chair of the Guelph Black Heritage Foundation whose aim is to acquire and restore an historic British Methodist Episcopal Church, associated with the Underground Railroad of Southwestern Ontario. 10am. To be followed by Live Questions September 28th. Susan Glasauer: The Importance of Wetlands and Bill 23 Presentation: Presentation Details not available at time of publishing Bio: Dr. Susan Glasauer is a faculty member in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph, and the president for the Canadian chapter of the Society for Wetland Scientists. She completed an undergraduate degree in Plant and Soil Biology and a Masters in Soil Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, and a doctoral degree at the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Following several years as an environmental consultant, with wetland restoration projects in the Niger Delta, she joined Dr. Terry Beveridge at the University of Guelph as a post-doctoral researcher before accepting a faculty position in Land Resource Science in 2003. Her research is focused on the interactions between microbes, metals, and elements of concern in Canada such as arsenic and uranium. Wetlands are central to her research because they are among the most chemically and biologically diverse environments on Earth. The activity of wetland microbes in particular can be manipulated to remove elements of concern from wastewater, or to liberate nutrient elements from rocks that are essential to both microbes and to higher organisms such as plants. She will discuss her research and the future of wetlands in a changing climate world. 10am. To be followed by Live Questions. |
Marva Wisdom
Susan Glasauer
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Future Meetings
Meetings for October
October 12th. Brian Stevens: Feral Pigs and the Numerous Dangers
October 26th. David Beaton: State of Guelph Stewardship
Activities & Events
September 22nd.
"Race Night"
An Evening of Racing and a Patio Party - Elora Raceway
See activities desk for more details
October 13th.
Canadian Warplane Museum
9280 Airport Road
Mount Hope, ON L0R 1WO
See activities desk for more details
October 21st.
Evita - Hamilton Family Theater Cambridge
See activities desk for more details
Coffee Mornings
Sept. 7th. And Sept. 21st.
Coffee/Breakfast
RCMC Live Coffee Morning
9:30 am The Boathouse
116 GORDON ST.
More news to come regarding activities and live coffee mornings
Refer to the website often
Coffee/Breakfast
RCMC Live Coffee Morning
9:30 am The Boathouse
116 GORDON ST.
More news to come regarding activities and live coffee mornings
Refer to the website often
Other News
There is a new What's New section on the Home page of our website. This will give you quick links to any new information which has been posted on the website.
If you have any new content for the website, please send to Ritchie Zelk at edna.ritchie@sympatico.ca
Membership
Please send any updates to your entry in the Membership Directory, including any change in email address, to
Martin Alderwick; 519-763-6939 malderwick6939@gmail.com
Members are encouraged to invite male friends and acquaintances to our meetings.
Martin Alderwick; 519-763-6939 malderwick6939@gmail.com
Members are encouraged to invite male friends and acquaintances to our meetings.