{"id":4735,"date":"2025-10-27T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2025-10-27T11:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:00:06","slug":"a-journey-through-the-blue-space-in-our-backyard-oct-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/2025\/a-journey-through-the-blue-space-in-our-backyard-oct-29\/","title":{"rendered":"A Journey Through the \u2018Blue Space\u2019 in Our Backyard (Oct 29)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Journey Through the \u2018Blue Space\u2019 in Our Backyard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please join Carleton University senior writer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/waterborne.ca\/\">Dan Rubinstein<\/a>,\u00a0Global Water Institute director Banu \u00d6rmeci and special guests for a conversation about Dan\u2019s new book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ecwpress.com\/products\/water-borne\">Water Borne<\/a><\/em><em>: A 1,200-Mile Paddleboarding Pilgrimage<\/em>, and the important role that \u201cblue space\u201d plays in our lives and communities. The book, which is rooted in Dan\u2019s journalistic paddleboard journey from Ottawa back to Ottawa via Montreal, New York City and Toronto, has been called \u201ca must-read for anyone drawn to the intersection of nature, history and adventure\u201d by author and adventurer Colin Angus. It explores the health, ecological social benefits of spending time in, on and around water. Dr. \u00d6rmeci is not only one of Canada\u2019s leading water researchers, she\u2019s also an avid swimmer, and this past summer led a project that <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/opinion\/rideau-river-clean\">tested the water quality<\/a>\u00a0at multiple locations on the Rideau River. Light refreshments will be served and a Q&amp;A will follow the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Wednesday, October 29<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 12:00-1:00PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Richcraft Hall (RB) 1201<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"u-center-text\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/gwi\/the-global-water-institute-presents-water-conversations\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More Info<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Journey Through the \u2018Blue Space\u2019 in Our Backyard Please join Carleton University senior writer\u00a0Dan Rubinstein,\u00a0Global Water Institute director Banu \u00d6rmeci and special guests for a conversation about Dan\u2019s new book,\u00a0Water Borne: A 1,200-Mile Paddleboarding Pilgrimage, and the important role that \u201cblue space\u201d plays in our lives and communities. 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