New CRI building in Saint John
October 13, 2006: The new Canadian Rivers Institute building on the the UNB Saint John campus was officially opened. Dr. Kathryn Hamer MC'd the event, at which speakers included: Dr. Ed Doherty (Minister of Postsecondary Education, Training and Labour), Dr. Allen Curry (Director of CRI), Dr. Greg Kealey (VP Research, UNB) and Mr. Hermel Vienneau (New Brunswick VP of ACOA). When the speeches and official ribbon cutting were officially over, about 50 guests from the university and region toured the building and had a light lunch.
Funded by CFI (Canadian Foundation for Innovation), ACOA (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), the province and UNB Saint John, the Institute is the new home of Fellows Karen Kidd, Kelly Munkittrick and Deborah MacLatchy and Associates Jeff Houlahan and Jim Kieffer. Offices for CRI's visiting researchers, Environment Canada partners, and United Nations University staff are also located here. Collaborative research space includes: Environmental Physiology and Ecotoxicology Lab, Environmental Chemistry Lab, GIS and Modelling Lab, Incubator Lab, Flume Room, four Aquatic Holding Rooms, four Aquatic Bioassay Rooms, Dissection and Tissue Preparation Lab, and Field Transition and Storage Area. Graduate and undergraduate student offices are associated with each of the lab areas. The collaborative research space and co-location of students and researchers provides for a dynamic and interactive research environment.
Funded by CFI (Canadian Foundation for Innovation), ACOA (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), the province and UNB Saint John, the Institute is the new home of Fellows Karen Kidd, Kelly Munkittrick and Deborah MacLatchy and Associates Jeff Houlahan and Jim Kieffer. Offices for CRI's visiting researchers, Environment Canada partners, and United Nations University staff are also located here. Collaborative research space includes: Environmental Physiology and Ecotoxicology Lab, Environmental Chemistry Lab, GIS and Modelling Lab, Incubator Lab, Flume Room, four Aquatic Holding Rooms, four Aquatic Bioassay Rooms, Dissection and Tissue Preparation Lab, and Field Transition and Storage Area. Graduate and undergraduate student offices are associated with each of the lab areas. The collaborative research space and co-location of students and researchers provides for a dynamic and interactive research environment.
