Blog Articles

Polar Knowledge Canada visits CRRC Ice House at Laurier!

On Monday, October 20th, Polar Knowledge Canada visited CRRC's Ice House at Wilfrid Laurier University to share insights into their current funding oppurtunities and the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)! NSTP provides funding for undergraduate and graduate...

Kicking off the semester with the CRRC Welcome Social!

On Friday, September 26, we hosted our annual welcome social at Cold Regions Research Centre’s Ice House (165 Albert Street, Waterloo, ON). We had an excellent turn out, with over 25 students in attendance and many new faces we were excited to welcome. Four CRRC...

A Strong Start to the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series!

On Thursday, April 24, we kicked off the first session of the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series with an incredible evening of northern research and community connection! Over 70 people gathered at Makerspace YK — a fantastic turnout to celebrate Earth Week and dive...

CRRC Hosts Successful First Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop at Waterloo Park

On Saturday, April 19th, 2025, the Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) held its inaugural Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop at Waterloo Park. The event, which ran from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST, brought together CRRC Members from beyond eager to learn and practice...
CRRC – Student Supports Fund

CRRC – Student Supports Fund

In light of this year’s current and ongoing travel restrictions, the CRRC is pleased to announce an expanded CRRC Student Support Fund (CRRC-SSF) in place of our regular travel awards this year. This CRRC-SSF will support a wider variety of activities which directly relate to student and postdoctoral research in cold regions.

read more