https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja17 July/August 2017 Climbing Bugaboo Spire Plus 6 Other Top Expeditions Features Titans of the Great Lakes It’s a multi-billion-dollar business that most of us never get to see. A glimpse into what life is like aboard the freighters that ply the Great Lakes. Online Exclusive: See more photos of life aboard a [...]
http://www.mainstreeter.ca/index.php/2017/11/18/ooe-scientists-joins-movement-to-solve-arctic-challenges/ OOE scientists joins movement to solve arctic challenges Published by Phil Legault on November 18, 2017 Jackie Dawson takes in the beauty of the Canadian far north. The ship both she and Bronwyn Keatley travelled on, the Ocean Endeavour, is seen in the distance. Photo by Jackie Dawson By Mereditch Newberry This fall, [...]
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1354357-ottawa-needs-to-consider-inuit-animals-in-arctic-shipping-lanes-study Ottawa needs to consider Inuit, animals in Arctic shipping lanes: study THE CANADIAN PRESS Published April 5, 2016 - 6:29pm Last Updated April 5, 2016 - 6:55pm Ottawa needs to adjust its plans for low-impact Arctic shipping lanes to consider the needs of Inuit people and the marine animals they depend on, says [...]
https://e360.yale.edu/features/cargo_shipping_in_the_arctic_declining_sea_ice Shipping Plans Grow as Arctic Ice Fades Russia, China, and other nations are stepping up preparations for the day when large numbers of cargo ships will be traversing a once-icebound Arctic Ocean. But with vessels already plying these waters, experts say the time is now to prepare for the inevitable environmental fallout. BY [...]
https://www.jdirving.com/BlogPage.aspx?id=3050&blogid=74 Improving Arctic Shipping Safety and Protecting the Cultural Integrity of Northern Marine Transportation Corridors May 9, 2016: Irving Shipbuilding and the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction & Response Network (MEOPAR) are providing $186,000 in support of a University of Ottawa research project on the future of Arctic shipping routes. In partnership with the Canadian [...]
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This spring, MEOPeers Jenna Joyce and Annika Ogilvie studied techniques for remote sensing of ice and snow at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway, techniques they will apply to their MEOPAR-funded research on shipping in the Canadian Arctic. In March, Joyce and Ogilvie flew into the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Located halfway between [...]
Jackie Dawson and Pascal Audet. The University of Ottawa is proud to name associate professors Jackie Dawson (Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics) and Pascal Audet (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) as the recipients of its Young Researcher of the Year Award. The two professors are being recognized for their exceptional contributions [...]
Science-based routes would protect vessel safety and ocean ecosystems More oversight and planning are needed to address steady increases in vessel traffic in Canada’s Arctic. Over the past decade, the number of ships using the Northwest Passage has more than doubled, posing risks to areas that are vital to marine life and northern communities. [...]
