Mission to Marsh - Film

Name: Mission to Marsh - Film
Start: 2026-04-26T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Bookshelf Cinema

Schedule

Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Bookshelf Cinema | Guelph, ON

This is an EARTH DAY 2026 event. $10 or pay what you can.
Tickets at the door or buy in advance using your credit card at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/mission-to-marsh
With breathtaking footage, inspiring stories and shocking revelations, the movie “Mission to Marsh” offers people around the world hope for a life on Earth.

Peatlands offer our generation an opportunity. But what do we really know about these mysterious ecosystems? The film explores the fascinating diversity of these ecosystems and reveals their crucial role in climate change.
Relevance to Ontario? The "Ring of Fire" is a massive, remote, and carbon-rich peatland/wetland complex covering roughly 5,000 square kilometres. It's known for significant critical mineral deposits (chromite, nickel, copper), it is part of the world's second-largest undisturbed peatland, creating high-stakes conflicts between mining development, environmental preservation, and Indigenous land rights. Wetlands are under appreciated and yet so important .
Mining the "Ring of Fire" is a focus for both the Provincial and Federal governments at the moment.
Watch the trailer:

Discussion to follow the film. Panelists include:
Jeremy Shute is a professional planner with Shared Value Solutions, as well as a mediator, facilitator and cartographer. He has studied and published books about the underground rivers/creeks in the Guelph area.
Dr. Susan Glasauer is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Science at U of G. Her research area is wetlands, biogeochemistry, metals, microbiology and soil chemistry. Her current work involves bioremediation of wetlands and the changing capacity of wetlands to store carbon in response to the climate crisis.
Elizabeth Snell's work involving southern Ontario wetlands included mapping extent and loss, participating in developing the Ontario Wetland Evaluation, assessing lake level effects on Great Lakes wetlands, and rating wetland vulnerability to climate change. Liz is a member of SCAN! Guelph.