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Post by moabiter on May 22, 2010 21:11:24 GMT -8
CERC (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Ecotoxicohydrology A national leader in water research with a vision of global pre-eminence, the University of Saskatchewan invites applications and nominations from internationally renowned water researchers for an exceptional opportunity to help build a globally-recognized, integrated water research program... This interdisciplinary program aims to provide international leadership in how integrated water quality and quantity problems at all scales are addressed. Building on the University of Saskatchewan’s established strengths in aquatic toxicology, hydrology, and freshwater biology, and its proven track record of conducting research that influences public policy and environmental regulations and practices, this chair will lead a team of researchers into a new interdisciplinary endeavor we call ecotoxicohydrology; linking aquatic ecotoxicology with ecohydrology for improved freshwater resource management.www.usask.ca/water/UofS_CERC.pdf (1p)
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Post by clone on Oct 5, 2012 20:43:22 GMT -8
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security The Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) program is an initiative of the Government of Canada that aims to attract world experts to Canada and position Canada as a global leader in research and innovation. In May 2010, the University of Saskatchewan was awarded $10 million over seven years from the federal program to establish a CERC in Water Security and launch a world-leading water research and training centre. This $10 million commitment was matched by the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan for a total of $30 million. www.usask.ca/water/funding-and-partnerships/index.php
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Post by moabiter on Mar 1, 2013 17:43:47 GMT -8
This facility belongs to Canadians!The Honourable Keith Ashfield Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 January 8, 2013 Dear Minister Ashfield, t.co/M8B0o5UtScuregina.ca/~scl/SCL_Letter_ELA_Jan_8_2013.pdfOn behalf of the aquatic science community in Canada, we wish to express our concern about the status of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area. At our annual Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research held on January 3 - 5, 2013 in Windsor Ontario, which was attended by over 330 Canadian scientists, the contributions of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) were recognized. In particular, Dr. Raymond Hesslein, a former Scientist - in - Charge of the ELA, received this year’s Rigler Award, Canada’s highest honor for aquatic science. A special symposium at this meeting was also organized to celebrate ELA’s accomplishments. At the Annual General Meeting of the Society of Canadian Limnologists, Canada’s aquatic science community was still in shock that the Canadian innovations espoused at ELA could be terminated, and unanimously recognized the research at ELA for its critical contributions to Canadian fisheries and aquatic sciences. The science community further recognizes that ELA is not just its infrastructure; it is a group of dedicated professionals who know how to conduct world-class, policy-relevant experiments to protect Canada’s freshwaters. The capacity for evidence-based science to address Canada’s most pressing environmental problems, including the effects of climate change, invasive species and toxic chemicals, will be severely weakened with the closure of ELA. The Society of Canadian Limnologists, representing aquatic scientists across Canada, urges the Government of Canada to reconsider its decision to end support for ELA, or at least arrange its transfer to a suitable third party operator prior to the looming March 31st deadline, at which time federal support for Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area is scheduled to be terminated. Canada’s aquatic science community awaits further news from you on the status of ELA. Given the stated intent of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to transfer the facility to another party, we request a reply that indicates your Department’s progress in identifying a new operator, whether any parties are providing bridge funding to support operations and staff in the transition, whether the Government of Canada is retaining liability for the site, and the degree of confidence the department has in this transfer. Alternatively, if the government is planning on rescinding its decision to end funding to the ELA, we would like information on that as well. Sincerely, Prof. Jules Blais, PhD, FRCGS President of the Society of Canadian Limnologists University of Ottawa Jules.Blais@uottawa.ca cc: Prof. Yves Prairie, UQAM Prof. Alison Derry, UQAM Prof. Roberto Quinlan, York University The SCL Membership Members of Parliament Experimental Lakes Area, citations to research, articles, in the 10s of thousands scholar.google.ca/citations?user=q3HU9UEAAAAJDecision to close ELA "stupid," Hyer | Tuesday, 19 February 2013 Advertising for the Economic Action Plan is costing the federal government more than $50 million a year, while closing the ELA will save Ottawa about $2 million in operating costs. However, cleaning up the sites and restoring them to their original states could cost the goverment upwards of $50 million for the 58 lakes involved, Hyer added. www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4511&Itemid=160t.co/Nuw4FwNYrI uregina.ca/~scl/Initial%20Request%20for%202013-001-00028.TIFFriday newsELA memorandum to end — 01 March 2013 Feds will clean up, but province will entertain transfer suitors Although there’s officially a month remaining before time runs out on transferring the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) to a new operator, the federal government appears to be throwing in the towel. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), which oversees the world-renowned, full-ecosystem research facility that is slated for closure on March 31, has notified Ontario it wishes to end their 1993 Memorandum Of Agreement. The MOA has been the governing document for the 57-lake site, located 70 kilometres west of Dryden. thedrydenobserver.ca/2013/03/ela-memorandum-to-end/March 05 is declared Save ELA Day, Municipality of Sioux Lookout www.siouxlookout.ca/node/3600Municipalities in northwestern Ontario are showing there support for the Experimental Lakes area. Dryden councillor Mary Trist is voicing her support for Save ELA Day on March 5. www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4534&Itemid=160
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Post by classified weather on Mar 1, 2013 19:33:00 GMT -8
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