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Don't Drink The Water: The Walkerton Tragedy

by Brenda Lee Burke

240 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #01-0112; ISBN 1-55212-713-3; US$24.00, C$26.95, EUR19.50, £14.00

The book outlines the Walkerton E. coli crisis, which happened May, 2000. It examines how people were affected and how the tragedy occurred.

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About the Book

Long after the blinding flash of media attention dimmed, the town of Walkerton, Ontario was forced to deal with the aftermath of a crippling E. coli outbreak. Ranking with Eastern Ontario's great ice storm, the Walkerton water tragedy was the worst crisis of its kind in Canadian history. It resulted in death, illness, financial loss and paranoia.

Don't Drink the Water: The Walkerton Tragedy details the events of this disaster; sympathizes with victims and examines what went wrong.

Telling this incredible story with a creative journalistic approach, Brenda Lee Burke brings personal experience to her writing and demonstrates the strength of the Walkerton community as it pulled together in a time of great need.

Don't Drink the Water includes 14 pages of exclusive Walkerton area photographs.

Please visit the author's website at www.dont-drink-the-water.com

Review

From the September issue of Constructive Citizen Participation:

Don't Drink the Water: The Walkerton Tragedy is by Brenda Lee Burke, a journalist and editor who witnessed the event firsthand as a nearby resident. This book details the events of this disaster, sympathizes with the victims and examines what went wrong. A Commission of Enquiry is just completing its hearings; a major report is being prepared. The author is contributing some of the proceeds to the long-term recovery of the people of the community.

About the Author

Brenda Lee Burke is a journalist/editor who has written about water issues for various Ontario newspapers and magazines. After studying creative writing and journalism at York University and the University of Western Ontario, Burke settled near Walkerton to be near relatives, some of whom were directly affected by the water crisis. Burke is working on the movie version of Don't Drink the Water.

*A portion of this book's proceeds will go to the long-term recovery of the people of Walkerton.

Sample Excerpt

Mother's Day 2000. A day of poison.

A day when families were drawn to Walkerton to celebrate their mothers, just as they always had, just like countless other communities. Ironically, that's when the word 'mother' took on a tragic meaning for many people in this community. Suspecting nothing, they gathered in area restaurants and homes, visiting, eating - and drinking water. While they laughed and talked, sharing gifts, cards and Mother's Day hugs, something was already beginning to destroy their insides - Escherichia coli 0157:H7. Such a clinical name for bacteria that have such a basic plan of attack.

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