Charting change at the top of the world: Panel discussion on the Upper Indus region, Pakistan ​
2022-11-03 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Senate and Board Chamber, Paul Martin Centre, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada
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When: Thursday, November 3 6:30-8:00 PM

Where: Senate and Board Chambers, WLU Waterloo Campus
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Glacier resources, the “Karakoram anomaly”, and climate-related hazards of the Indus Basin

Ken Hewitt, Professor Emeritus, Geography and Environmental Studies, WLU

Road Construction, Mobility & Social Change in Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan

David Butz, Geography & Tourism Studies, Brock University

Nancy Cook, Sociology, Brock University

Partnerships for Academic Exchange, Cultural Heritage Research, and Global Tourism in Northern Pakistan

Abderrahman Beggar, Religion and Culture, WLU

Jason Neelis, Religion and Culture, WLU

Ali Zaidi, Religion and Culture and Global Studies, WLU

Hosted by the Cold Regions Research Centre

Co-sponsored by Departments of Religion and Culture; Global Studies

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35th Annual Cold Regions Conference
2022-11-24 - 2022-11-25 | Ontario
35th Annual Cold Regions Conference
Nov 24, 2022| Nov 25, 2022

Venue:
45 Lodge Street
Waterloo, ON N2J 2V5
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Events this year include
Two days of student research talks3-minute research synopsis competition2 Keynote talks including

Emerging Researcher Keynote,
CRRC Closing Keynote Speaker,

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Cold Regions Conference: DAY 1 – THURSDAY, NOV. 24 2022

Session 1: Modelling species and/or habitat distributions

9:15 -9:30 am

Regional muskox density in the Northwest Territories

​Charlotte Rentmeister

9:30-09:45 am

Investigating the hydrologic impacts of increasing beaver activity on lakes and streams in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Dilshan Kariyawasam

09:45-10:00 am

Implications of Beaver Dams on the hydrology of Arctic Watersheds

​Jackson Seto

10:00-10:15am

Multispecies modelling of an ecologically intact protected area, Thaidene Nëné Indigenous Protected Area, NWT

Eric Jolin

Session 2: Snow and Ice Monitoring

10:30-10:45 pm

Changes in the Shallow Firn Layer of Devon Ice Cap, Nunavut between 2011 to 2022

Danielle Halle

10:45-11:00 am

Innovative approaches to monitoring lake snow in Canada’s Sub-Arctic

Alicia Pouw

11:00-11:15 am

Air-snow-ice-water interactions and variability in northern lakes

Arash Rafat

11:15-11:30 am

Using CSA SWOT Lake Altimetry Data to Advance the Understanding and Modelling of Thermokarst lakes and Lake Networks in the Canadian Arctic

Alexander Fogal

11:30-11:45 am

Bulk Snow Density Estimates from Passive Microwave Remote Sensing and Automatic Weather Stations

Jeffrey Welch

Break: 11:45-12:30 pm

Session 3: Disturbance impacts on ecosystems and species

12:30-12:45 pm

The drying of the Arctic and future changes: a case study from the Western Canadian Arctic

Brampton Dakin

12:45-01:00 pm

Post-fire changes in sub-canopy radiation and permafrost degradation at Scotty Creek, NWT, Canada

Maude Auclair

01:00-01:15 pm

Indigenous Resurgence and Settler Accumulation: a discussion of environmental stewardship & colonial economies

Ryan Planche

01:15-01:30 pm

A participatory mapping approach to Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area monitoring and management in Sambaa K’e First Nation, Northwest Territories, Canada

Michael McPhee

01:30-01:45 pm

Effect of Rare Earth Elements Nd, Pr and Y, Individually and in Mixtures to Daphnia magna

Celine Do

02:00-02:15 pm

Characterization of growth and the GH-IGF1 pathway in juvenile mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) exposed to ammonium chloride

Olena Kuntyj

Break : 03:00 – 03:10

Three-Minute Talks
03:10– 04:15pm

Stuart Anderson, Elise Brown-Dussault, Maria Belke Brea, Jocelyn Biro, Claire O’Brien, Claudia Haas, Caitlyn Lyons, Ida Moalemi

Break: 02:00-03:00 pm

Three-Minute Talks/h6>
03:10-04:15 PM

Madeline Patenall, Nicole, Andreola, Gabriel, Spizzirri, Iain Thomson, Nadia Abumazen, Daniela Klicper, Ali Reza Shahvaran, Laura Anderson, Malcolm Brockett, Eric Leonard

Break: 04:15-04:30pm

Keynote: 04:30-06:00pm

Social at Wilf’s: 06:30pm

Cold Regions Conference: Days 2 – FRIDAY, NOV. 25 2022

Arrivals and registration: 8:30-9:00

Day 2 Welcome and opening remarks: 9:00-9:15

Session 4: Hydrology & Water Quality

09:15-09:30 am

Pairing isotopic and direct measurements to capture both dimensions of a water balance

Evan Wilcox

09:30-09:45am

Future climate may enhance arsenic release from mining pollution-affected peatlands near Yellowknife, NT

Jeremy Leathers

9:45-10:00 am

An integrated framework for monitoring water quantity, water quality and contaminant deposition at lakes across the Peace-Athabasca Delta (Alberta, Canada)

Laura Neary

10:00-10:15 pm

Hydrological and limnological trajectories of shallow lakes in a northern delta over space and time since 2015

Arisha Imran

Break: 10:45-11:00

Session 5: Remote Sensing of Cold Regions

11:00-11:15am

The Role of Climate Change on Algal Biomass

Michael Dallosch

11:15-11:30am

Monitoring Lakes Surface Temperature in the North Slave Region, NWT using remote sensing

Gifty Attiah

11:30-11:45am

Passive Microwave Sea Ice Edge Estimation over the Eastern Canadian Arctic

Armina Soleymani

11:45-12:00am

Snow Observations from Above: Mapping Spatial Heterogeneity of Snow for Polygonal Terrain using Drones

Branden Walker

Launch: 12:00-13:00

Working with Indigenous Communities workshop: 13:00-14:45

Break: 14:45-15:00pm

Keynote: 15:00-16:30pm

Keynote: Conservation of Arctic Marine Mammals in a Noisy Ocean
William Halliday, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and University of Victoria

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Dr. Laura Brown
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment
Title: “How did I get here?”
I was sitting on Bathurst Island in the High Arctic last summer, having a break from data collection, eating lunch on the tundra with my team of graduate students and pilot – I should probably have been thinking about something scientific, but instead, I was marveling at the amazing landscape around me pondering happily ‘how in the world did I get here??’. Join me to hear about how I adjusted from an early career researcher to a PI: things that went well, things that definitely did not go well, and interesting science things I learned along the way!

Dr. William Halliday
Conservation Scientist, Arctic Acoustics Program Lead, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
Title: Conservation of Arctic Marine Mammals in a Noisy Ocean
Abstract: Arctic marine mammals are facing multiple concurrent threats caused directly and indirectly by climate change. Not only are marine mammals facing habitat loss and ecosystem changes due to a reduction in sea ice, but they are also facing increased human activity, including increased underwater noise. In this presentation, I will discuss my research program, which focuses on 1) monitoring Arctic marine mammals and their exposure to underwater noise; 2) measuring the impacts of underwater noise on Arctic marine mammals; and 3) examining management and mitigation strategies for reducing underwater noise exposure to Arctic marine mammals.
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Finding North - Susan Nerberg
2023-01-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, 232 King Street North, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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When: Wednesday, January 18th, 4:00-5:30 ET

Where: hosted at the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, 232 King Street North
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What’s the meaning of “north”? Canadians tend to think of themselves as northern, yet most of us are clustered between the 42nd and 49th parallels, latitudes that aren’t even in the boreal region. What does this do to our perception of the North and to our understanding of Canada?

Susan Nerberg will share observations from her work in the Canadian Arctic, ranging from Tasiujaq (Eclipse Sound) in the east, to Tuktuyaaqtuuq in the west. Meeting Indigenous Peoples, northerners and scientists has amplified her understanding of “north” to include thousands of years of innovation and ingenuity, but also climate change happening at two to four times the global average. As we race to understand the drivers and impacts of change, the most important voices are those of the people who animate the North and live with the consequences of decisions often made in the South.

Susan Nerberg is a freelance journalist, writer and editor. An immigrant to Canada and a settler on Turtle Island, she’s also Indigenous, with Sámi roots on the coast of northern Norway. Her work has appeared in multiple publications, including Canadian Geographic, Broadview Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Report on Business Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and Azure Magazine.

Co-sponsored by the Cold Regions Research Centre and the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada

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Centering Arctic Knowledge in Climate & Security Cooperation With Melody Brown Burkins
2023-03-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Balsillie School of International Affairs, 67 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON, N2L6C2, Canada
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Mark your calendars! Laurier’s Cold Regions Research Center and the BSIA Environment and Resources Cluster invite you to a co-sponsored event:
Centering Arctic Knowledge in Climate & Security Cooperation
With Melody Brown Burkins | Wednesday, March 8, 4:00-5:30 ET
Location in person: Balsillie School of International Affairs, Room 143, 67 Erb St. W. Dinner follows for all attendees. Attendance also available via Zoom.
Please register here (both in-person and Zoom links available).
The Arctic region is warming several times faster than the rest of the planet, imperiling Arctic communities as sea ice and permafrost degrade, coastlines erode, Arctic storms intensify, and the seasonal patterns of animals and plants rapidly shift. Amidst these changes, there is increasing pressure for resource extraction, including critical minerals for global transitions to low-carbon economies. Meanwhile, new geopolitical tensions have put cooperative activities with Russia on hold, including meetings of the Arctic Council – a trusted platform for science and policy cooperation between Arctic Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples for over 25 years. Arctic lands and waters have been stewarded for countless generations by diverse Arctic Indigenous Peoples. To reach sustainable, peaceful solutions to the parallel challenges facing the Arctic today, the co-development of knowledge and policy with Arctic Indigenous communities must be at the heart of future Arctic climate and security cooperation.
Melody Brown Burkins, PhD, is the Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies in the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth. She also serves as the 2022-2026 UArctic Chair in Science Diplomacy and Inclusion and, last spring, was honored to be named an International Science Council (ISC) Fellow for her work to advance more inclusive, ethical science policy and diplomacy in the Arctic and around the world.

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Wildlife Health and Surveillance in a Changing Arctic With Dr. Susan Kutz
2023-04-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Ontario
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You are invited to a Cold Regions Research Centre public lecture:
Wildlife Health and Surveillance in a Changing Arctic
With Dr. Susan Kutz
Tuesday, April 4, 3:30 ET Via Webinar
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Dr. Susan Kutz is a Professor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, a Canada Research Chair in Arctic One Health, and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

In partnership with Indigenous communities, Dr. Kutz initiated and maintains community-based wildlife health surveillance programs with the goal of early detection of change in wildlife populations, protection of public health, and facilitating the incorporation of local and traditional knowledge into wildlife co-management. Her research brings local, traditional and scientific knowledge together to understand the impacts of a warming Arctic on the health of muskoxen and caribou and the consequent effects on food security in the Arctic.

Event co-sponsored by the Cold Regions Research Centre and the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada

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CRRC Trivia Night
2024-03-05 17:30 | Cold Regions and Water Science Building, 65 Lodge Street, Waterloo, ON, Canada
The Cold Regions Research Centre Early Career Researchers would like to invite you to CRRC Trivia. Come meet fellow cold regions researchers and test your northern knowledge!
When: Tuesday, March 5th at 5:30pm EST
Where: The board room of the Cold Regions and Water Science Building (65 Lodge St.) an ECR member will be there to open the door. This event is hybrid, and we are looking forward to welcoming ECRs not based in Waterloo as well.
There will be pizza, snacks, and prizes. Please fill out the Google form so we have accurate estimates of attendees, can accommodate any dietary restrictions, and can send out the Zoom link to any virtual participants.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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Fear and Fatigue: Fort Churchill and Canada’s Arctic Soldiers in the Early Cold War
2024-10-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Venue:, 232 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario, N2J2Y7, Canada
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In collaboration Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada(LCSC), the CRRC is excited to invite you to an upcoming talk titled “Frontier Science: The Rise and Fall of Fort Churchill”, presented by Matthew Wiseman. Drawing from his recent book, Wiseman will explore the unique history of Fort Churchill, where soldiers, sailors, aviators, and scientists from Canada, Britain, and the United States trained and conducted research during the early years of the Cold War.

Matthew Wiseman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo. He has published extensively on international history and the role of military science in the context of Canadian defence and national security during the Cold War. His books include a monograph on the history of science in northern Canada and the Canadian Arctic between 1945 and 1970, an edited collection of government policy papers written by the late nuclear physicist and military strategist George Lindsey, and a co-edited volume on Canada’s political economy and the military-industrial complex.

In this talk, you’ll gain insights into the challenges of Arctic defence, particularly the role of scientists and engineers in adapting military equipment and techniques for one of the harshest environments on Earth.
Event Details:

Date: October 30, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm ET

Location: 232 King St. N., Waterloo

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In the early years of the Cold War, hundreds of soldiers, sailors, and aviators from Canada, Britain, and the United States trained in the outdoors near Fort Churchill, fighting the natural elements and perfecting Arctic techniques and tactics. Scientists and engineers also played an important role, using brainpower to study and improve military kit, weapons, and equipment for everyday use in the Arctic. In this talk, Matthew S. Wiseman will discuss his recent book, Frontier Science: Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold War, 1945-1970, highlighting the rise and fall of Fort Churchill to investigate the most challenging issue of Canadian defence in the postwar Arctic: the human body.

Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop
2025-04-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Ontario
The CRRC is excited to host its first Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop!

The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 19th, 2025, at Waterloo Park from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.

If you would like to attend and have not already registered, please fill out the link below to RSVP. https://forms.gle/3Pyt2Ya4wZwYUVpw7

Google map link of the meeting location can be found here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BXTNhhx1bu8ChGNLA. Free parking will be available at Waterloo Parking Lot E or F. The workshop location is a few minutes walk from the meeting location.
Please refer to the information poster attached for locations and more details.
A few things to note for the session:

Please bring waders or rubber boots if you indicate you have some; otherwise, waders or rubber boots will be provided.

Dress appropriately

Bring a notebook and a pen.

Lunch will be provided!

We look forward to seeing you!

CRRC Welcome Social
2025-09-26 12:00 - 15:00 | Ontario
The CRRC invites you to our welcome social event on September 26th! Come join us to connect with familiar faces, meet new CRRC members, and help us give a warm welcome to incoming CRRC students. Also, four student guest speakers will share their graduate research experiences. Lunch will be provided!
RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QfYBBPjMV-DFcqL3_9ArDelW7EFAOOAjBeXqurTuqTk/preview
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Polar Knowledge Canada to Visit Laurier
2025-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | 165 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, 165 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3T2, Canada
Join us on Monday, October 20th at 1 pm as Polar Knowledge Canada visits Laurier to discuss their funding programs and provide insights into current funding oppurtunities. This is an in-person event and will be held at the CRRC Ice House (165 Albert Street, Waterloo, ON) and is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty from Laurier and the University of Waterloo. If you’re not located in Waterloo and would like to attend virtually, please email coldregions_info@wlu.ca to request access.
Please register through the Google Form here!
