WC137 JulyAug 2024 - Magazine - Page 7
Murder in the Aeration
Walter Stillwell and Patricia Klein are
back on the case after a wastewater
plant superintendent in a neighbouring
community mysteriously goes missing.
Making matters even more ominous, he
disappeared only after evidence of fraud at
the plant began to surface. Is he on the run?
Or was he killed because of what he found
out. It’s up to Stillwell and Klein to find out!
John Seldon’s novel Murder in
the Aeration is a must read for any
wastewater operator out there. It not
only highlights the hard work and
methodology in keeping a sewage plant
operating optimally and efficiently, it
also throws in murder, mystery, and
a little romance. If you haven’t read
John’s first book Murder in the Primary,
please do! It is a great read, a precursor
to the action in Murder in the Aeration
and also presenting some interesting
Wastewater Operator exam questions for
when a murder happens at your plant!
MAUDE BARLOW HONOURED
WHEN BROCK UNIVERSITY’S newest grad-
uates gathered to mark their accomplishments in June, they were ushered into this
new chapter of their lives by the inspiring
words of an environmental activist.
As part of Brock’s 115th Convocation
celebrations from June 10-14, the University bestowed an honorary doctorate
upon Maude Barlow, who then delivered
an address to the graduating class.
A respected Canadian activist and author, Barlow chairs the board of Food and
Water Watch, which advocates for safe
food, clean water, and a livable climate
for all. She is also the founder of the Blue
Planet Project, a leading water justice
organization.
In 2008-09, she served as Senior
Advisor on Water to the 63rd President
of the United Nations General Assembly
and was a leader in the campaign to
have water recognized as a human right
by the UN. She is the creator of the
Blue Communities project in which
municipalities pledge to ban or phase out
the sale of bottled water and to recognize
water as a human right and a public trust.
There are now more than 25 million
people living in official Blue Community
towns and cities around the world.
John Spalding
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