FRIENDS OF CRC NEWSLETTER
November 17, 2008
"Arctic Sea Ice: What's Happening
and What Does It Mean?"
Leah Braithwaite, Chief, Strategic Planning
Canadian Ice Service, Environment Canada
Sponsored by the Friends of the Communications Research Centre
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Commencing at 1:00 PM in the CRC Auditorium
Recently, there have been tremendous changes in sea ice cover in the Arctic. These changes are decades ahead of what has been predicted due to climate change. What has been happening and why? What will be the impacts in the Canadian Arctic and how will these changes affect both Northerners and Canadians in general. This presentation will outline the activities undertaken by Environment Canada's Canadian Ice Service and the contributions of space-based remote sensing to its work, in addition to providing insight into the rapid transformation taking place in the Arctic.
Leah holds a BSc and MSc from the University of Guelph specializing in Environmental Physiology. She spent several years as a researcher for Agriculture Canada before joining the Canadian Space Agency for seven years as a Space Life Sciences Project Manager. She moved to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) in 2002 and, among other things, was the Officer responsible for the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study, which was the first time the icebreaker, CCGS Amundsen, overwintered in the Arctic. Both the North and the ocean science community made their mark and she joined Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in 2004 to become a Senior Policy Advisor in the Oceanography and Climate Science Branch where she had the chance to spend a month performing ocean research in the Arctic while transiting the eastern half of the Northwest Passage. In 2008, she was given the opportunity to contribute to Arctic operations in a more substantial way and is now Chief, Strategic Planning, for the Canadian Ice Service.
All Friends of CRC, their spouses and friends and employees at the Shirley Bay site, including DRDC, CSA and military personnel, are cordially invited. As usual, Friends will be meeting beforehand for lunch in the CRC Cafeteria.
ANNUAL CRC CHRISTMAS DINNER
AT NOON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008
The Friends of CRC are invited to the Annual Christmas Dinner at CRC. Spouses and Partners are encouraged to attend. We have reserved the Private Dinning Room so that we may get together and chat.
Please let us know that you will be attending by calling 990-6673 and leaving a message with your name and how many will be coming. Hearing from you by December 11, 2008.
TENTATIVE MENU
Choice of homemade soup or tomato juice
Roast turkey with dressing
Potatoes and mashed turnip
Roll and butter
Dessert, coffee, tea or small milk
OR
Choice of homemade soup or tomato juice
Tourtiere with brown gravy
Potatoes and fresh vegetables
Roll and butter
Dessert, coffee, tea or small milk
OR
Try our French Canadian Combo
Homemade soup or tomato juice
Roast turkey, Tourtiere with potatoes and vegetables
Roll and butter
Dessert, coffee, tea or small milk
Those with e-mail addresses will be advised as to the Date and prices for each of the above menus. We are not advised in time to put this information into the News Letter. If you do not have e-mail and wish to come please phone 990-6673 and leave your name and number of people attending.
FRIENDS OF CRC NEWSLETTER November 17, 2008
Dear Friends,
Future Events:
Thursday, November 27, 2008. "What's Really Happening to the Arctic Sea Ice, and What Does It Mean?", by Leah Braithwaite (details above.).
Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Annual CRC Christmas Dinner (Tentative details aove.)
Lost:
We are in the process of planning for a Plaque Celebration next year honouring the launch of Alouette 1 and wish to notify as many DRTE/CRC retirees as possible. We do not have postal or e-mail addresses for many retirees. Please look at the membership list on the Friends Website and if employees you worked with are not there please send us their name and if possible an address, e-mail address, phone number or the last place you remember them residing. The following are employees we do not know their whereabouts, can you help?
Robert S. Andrews; Conn Armstrong; Dick Atkinson; Don Boker; Mike Boyle; Marcel Brazeau; A. Les Bree; Tony Brown; Hannah Burke; Michel Burke; Steve Cebuliak; Joyce Chamberland; David Coll; George Craig; David Dawson; Mary Dennison; Gaston Desrosiers; George DiNardo; Bert Fetterley; Anabelle Gregoire; J. Kenneth Grierson.
We are also keeping obituaries of deceased employees so any information you can offer in this regard will be appreciated.
For the above please send e-mails to Jim Sawtell (iq4u@storm.ca) and if you don’t have e-mail send a letter to Friends of CRC at the address in the heading.
Deaths:
SABLATASH, Dr. Michael.
Dr. Mike Sablatash passed away suddenly at home, Wednesday, November 13, 2008. Born in Saskatchewan, Mike spent most of his childhood in the Inwood Manitoba area, and graduated from the University of Manitoba, before moving to Ottawa, to begin work with Bell Northern. It was during this time that he met his future wife Sophie (nee Dmyterko). After the birth of their first two children, the family moved to Madison, Wisconson, where Mike completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering. Following the birth of their third child, the family moved to Toronto where Mike taught at the University of Toronto. Tragically, Sophie and son Loren were killed in a car accident three years later. Mike and his two surviving daughters then moved to Ottawa, where Mike began work with the National Energy Board, later transferring to the Canada Communications Board where he attained the position of Research Scientist 4. Mike is survived by daughters Tania Sablatash (Kirk R. Miles) and Lisa Dillon (Ed), and by four grandchildren Jason, Shane, Amanda, and Grace. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm, on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, at 30 Cleary Ave., with a small reception to follow in the church hall. Interment will be in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 2300 Yonge Street, Suite 1300 Toronto, Ontario M4P 1E4 Telephone 1-888-473-4636.
Retirement:
After counting down for so long, Judy Nesbitt has finally done it. She served 35 years in the Public Service, the last 12 of which were at CRC. Congratulations Judy.
That’s all for now,
Jim Sawtell
iq4u@storm.ca
613-836-5795
3701 Carling Avenue 3701 avenue Carling
P.O. Box 11490 Station H C.P. 11490, succursale H
Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8S2 Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8S2
613-990-6673 613-990-6673
Website: friendsofcrc.ca
E-mail: crcfriends@igs.net
Membership: Don Ross donross@magma.ca
