{"id":91713,"date":"2024-03-22T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T21:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=91713"},"modified":"2024-03-22T17:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T21:17:54","slug":"gallery-community-gathers-for-brocks-inaugural-world-water-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/03\/gallery-community-gathers-for-brocks-inaugural-world-water-day-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY: Community gathers for Brock\u2019s inaugural World Water Day Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">The Rankin Family Pavilion Atrium saw a flood of interested students, staff, faculty members and community visitors on Friday, March 22 at Brock\u2019s <a title=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/social-sciences\/geography\/events\/world-water-day-celebration\/\" href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/social-sciences\/geography\/events\/world-water-day-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Water Day Celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\">Hosted by Brock\u2019s Water Resilience Lab and Department of Geography and Tourism Studies, the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/03\/community-invited-to-brocks-world-water-day-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inaugural event<\/a> featured a research showcase, educational exhibits, artistic displays, interactive stations \u2014 including a bottled water versus tap water taste-testing station courtesy of Niagara Region \u00ad\u2014 and community organization booths with job and volunteer opportunities as well as valuable information about the many ways that water affects the Niagara region.<\/p>\n\n\t    <style type='text\/css'>\n\t        #gallery-351610596 {\n\t            margin: 0 auto 50px auto !important;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-351610596 ul {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\n\t            list-style-type: none;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t      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href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3684-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Land Care Coordinator Carly Fazekas (left) and Water Quality Specialist Eric Augustino of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority welcomed questions and offered information about local amphibian species to visitors.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-351610596\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3684-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Carly Fazekas and Eric Augustino of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority at the first annual World Water Day Celebration.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3715-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Associate Professor Julia Baird, Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience, was on hand to speak to students, community partners and other visitors at the event.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-351610596\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3715-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Associate Professor Julia Baird, Canada Research Chair in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3615-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Community exhibitors at the World Water Day Celebration answered questions and provided insight into many of the ways that people engage with water in the Niagara Region.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-351610596\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3615-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"In the Rankin Family Pavilion Atrium, several students speak with community exhibitors during the first annual World Water Day Celebration.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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Resilience Lab.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-351610596\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3668-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Pilar Dietrich, Hannah Marlen L\u00fcbker and Emily Mills discuss Brock\u2019s Water Resilience Lab at the first annual World Water Day Celebration\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3709-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Professor Michael Pisaric (left) and Communications Coordinator and Academic Advisor Samantha Morris hosted the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies booth, where visitors could learn more about programs and courses and enter in a draw for a gift card from Someday Books.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-351610596\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_3709-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Michael Pisaric and 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