Cold Regions Research Centre

✨CRRC Student Research Spotlight ✨Introducing Sabrina St-Hilaire, a PhD student in the Biological and Chemical Sciences program at Wilfrid Laurier University, supervised by Dr. Erin Leonard. Sabrina is interested in understanding the impacts of metal contamination on aquatic ecosystems. Great work!

✨CRRC Member Publication Alert ✨ We're excited to share this new paper from our CRRC members. Read more here:
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2025-0239

We are excited to announce that CRRC will be a sponsor of ArcticNet's Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) 2026, one of the largest national Arctic and cold regions research conferences, taking place from December 7-10, 2026, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This will allow us to highlight our research, strengthen collaborations, and raise our collective profile in Arctic and subarctic science.

There are several CRRC-related sessions at ArcticNet this year, including:
WBE90 - Fostering Healthy Communities: Climate Change, Sustainable Foods, and Food Security Action
ECS101 - Permafrost Thaw in a Warming World: Hydrology, Ecosystem Change, and Downstream Impacts
INF25 - Resiliency of Ice Roads and Winter Roads in Northern Canada

The deadline to submit an abstract is August 28, 2026. If you are presenting, CRRC will highlight your presentation during the conference.

Join us in Halifax for ArcticNet ASM 2026. We hope to see you there!

✨CRRC Member Publication Alert ✨ We're excited to share this new paper from our CRRC members. Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-025-10840-y

The Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) is currently seeking volunteers to join our Programs Committee Team! This team will help with CRRC conference organization and events. Applications will be open until September 30th, 2026. Apply today here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_npcC7vfwPCTX1t4EVuBnorkeNQxOjnqTpNWEgIfqnw/preview

Congratulations to Dr. Gifty Attiah, a ReSEC lab member, for being awarded a Polar Knowledge Canada 2026 Fellowship! Read more about her achievement here: https://reseclab.ca/news/attiah-fellowship

✨CRRC Member Publication Alert ✨ We're excited to share this new paper from our CRRC members. Take a look to learn more about the launch of this new journal: http://doi.org/10.1139/ces-2026-0009

Join us at the ArcticNet annual scientific meeting that will be held in Halifax from December 7-10, 2026. There are several CRRC-related sessions; submit your abstract by August 28! We hope to see you there!