New People - Curry Lab

Kyoungmi Kang – originally from South Korea (PhD Pukyong National University)
Effect of environment change on migration behavior and space-use within home range of anadromous fish.

Behavioral characteristics of black rockfish Sebastes schlegeli and black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegeli in the marine ranching area.

Effect of bridge construction on environment and fish behavior in the river. Post-doctoral researcher.


Andrea Chute – originally from Sudbury ON (BSc Guelph University)
Trophic ecology of juvenile Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, in a tundra watershed of northern Labrador, Canada. MSc project.


Murray Somers – originally from Cardigan, PEI. (BSc Lakehead University)
The development of a predictive model for brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) status in New Brunswick streams MSc project.


Amanda Valois – originally from Thunder Bay, ON (MSc Laurentian University)
Lab Manager, Benthic Macroinvertebrate (BMI) Lab


Although Mark is hardly 'new' to the CRI (he has been working for Allen Curry since 1998!) - he is a new part-time grad student (woohoo for Mark!):

Mark Gautreau - originally from Miramichi, NB (BSc UNB)
Fish passage at culverts in New Brunswick. MSc project. (co-supervisors: S. Peake and A. Curry)

New People - Haralampides Lab

Mark Wojda – originally from Thunder Bay, ON (BScE Queen’s University)
Fate of Petitcodiac River sediments in Shepody Bay. MSc project.

Danika Matheron – originally from France (l’École des Mines)
Current field modelling and measurement in the Port of Saint John. MSc project.

Christopher Balram – originally from Fredericton, NB (BScE UNB)
Hydrodynamic and sediment analysis of Eel River. MSc project.

Brent Newton – originally from Black River Bridge, NB (BScE UNB)
Flood management topic to be determined soon! MEng project.

Rachel Jones – originally from Welsford, NB (BScE UNB)
Water resources topic to be determined soon! MEng. project.

New People - MacLatchy Lab

Robert Rutherford – originally from Hamilton, ON (BSc U of Guelph)
Identifying pulp and paper mill condensates causing reproductive endocrine disruption. MSc project.


Phillip Scott - Originally from St. Catharines, ON (BSc Wilfrid Laurier)
The effects of pulp and paper mill effluent on fish reproductive systems.
MSc project.


Allison Van Slack - Originally from Port Colburne, ON
The effects of ethynylestradiol on the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) reproductive system. Undergraduate Honours Thesis.

New People - Munkittrick Lab

Tim Barrett - originally from Quispamsis NB (BSc (Math) UNB)
Studying life history traits of fish species for selection of appropriate sentinels for environmental effects monitoring programs in Canada and South America. MSc project (Biology).


Sumith Jayakody - originally from Sri Lanka (BSc (Agriculture) U of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; MSc (Environmental Engineering) Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)

Effects-based health assessment of impacts of agriculture and pesticide use on indigenous/native fish species in the Uma Oya (Sri Lanka) catchment. PhD project.


Gila Somers – originally from Yellowknife NWT (HBES Lakehead University)
Riparian health assessment of the Upper Kennebecasis River. MSc project.

New People - Peake Lab

Kelly Sparks – originally from Missouri USA (BSC Southeast Missouri State University). Impacts of juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) density on adult recruitment. MSc project.


Claire Hrenchuk – originally from Winnipeg MB (BSc U of Winnipeg)
The effect of hydropower activity on growth and movements of juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). MSc project.



Although Mark is hardly 'new' to the CRI (he has been working for Allen Curry since 1998!) - he is a new part-time grad student (woohoo for Mark!):

Mark Gautreau - originally from Miramichi, NB (BSc UNB)
Fish passage at culverts in New Brunswick. MSc project. (co-supervisors: S. Peake and A. Curry)

New People - St. Hilaire Lab

Sandra Proulx-Mc Innis. Hydrological budget and mapping of a highly aqualysed fen, Baie-James, Quebec. MSc project.

Hélène Higgins. Estimation and modeling of annual suspended sediment yield using turbidity measurements and hydroclimatic data in the Saint John river, New-Brunswick. MSc project. (co-supervised by S. Courtenay and K. Haralimpedes).

New People - Associate's Labs

Christina Pater - (BSc UPEI)
The status of fish communities in Prince Edward Island estuary eelgrass beds
MSc project. Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Teather

Completed students

Vince McMullin. M.Sc. 2006-2008. An investigation of temporal and spatial reproductive variability associated with northern mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus) spawning activity in the lower Saint John River.

Co-supervised - K. Munkittrick and D. Methven
Defense - May 26, 2008
Currently – Research Assistant, CRI

Lisa Bowron. MSc. 2006-2008. Responses of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) populations to changes in pulp mill effluent discharges.

Supervisor - K. Munkittrick
Defense - June 20, 2008
Currently – Research Assistant, CRI

Steve Melvin. MSc. 2006-2008. Reproductive endocrine response of two small-bodied fish, the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) and the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) exposed to pulp mill effluent

Co-supervised - K. Munkittrick and D. MacLatchy
Defense - September 11, 2008
Currently- Continuing graduate student with Dr. Houlahan

Chris Blanar. Ph.D., 2001-2008. Parasites as biological indicators of pollution: metal contamination and Discocotyle sagittata infection on juvenile Atlantic salmon.

Co-supervised - K. Munkittrick and D. MacLatchy
Defense - October 16, 2008

Jennifer Adams. MSc. 2006-2008. The use of laboratory and field data to evaluate the response of Little River fish populations to improved oil refinery wastewater.

Co-supervised - K. Munkittrick and D. MacLatchy
Defense - November 17, 2008
Current position – Research Assistant, CRI

Megan A. Finley. MSc. Determining the suitability of mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus) for the assessment of cumulative and non-point source pollution in Prince Edward Island.

Supervisor - M. van den Heuvel
Defense - November 21, 2008
Current position – PhD Candidate, CRI

Tim Jardine. PhD. Using multiple sentinel species and stable isotopes to understand mercury sources and fate in temperate streams.

Supervisor - K. Kidd
Defense - December 18, 2008
Current position - Post-doctoral Researcher, Australian Rivers Institute (ARI)

Publications/Conference proceedings/Reports

Journal articles

Alexander, A.C., K.S. Heard, and J.M. Culp. 2008. Emergent body size of mayfly survivors. Freshwater Biol. 53: 171-180

Allen, P.J., C.C. Barth, S.J. Peake, M.V. Abrahams, and W.G. Anderson. 2009. Cohesive social behavior shortens the stress response: the effects of conspecifics on the stress response in lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens. J. Fish Biol. 74: 90-104.

Couillard, C.M., R.W. Macdonald, S.C. Courtenay, and V.P. Palace. 2008. Interactions between toxic chemicals and other environmental factors affecting the risk of impacts on aquatic organisms: A review with a Canadian perspective – Interactions affecting exposure. Environ. Rev. 16: 1-17.

Couillard, C.M., S.C. Courtenay, and R.W Macdonald. 2008. Interactions between toxic chemicals and other environmental factors affecting the risk of impacts on aquatic organisms: A review with a Canadian perspective – Interactions affecting vulnerability. Environ. Rev. 16: 19-44.

Fraser, D.S., K. O’Halloran, and M.R. van den Heuvel. 2008. Toxicity of pulp and paper solid organic waste constituents to terrestrial organisms. Chemosphere. 74: 660-668.

Gielen, G.J.H.P., M.R. van den Heuvel, P.W. Clinton, and L.G. Greenfield. 2009. Factors impacting on pharmaceutical leaching following sewage application to land. Chemosphere 74: 537-542.

Guildford, S.J., D.C.G. Muir, M. Houde, M.S. Evans, K.A. Kidd, D.M. Whittle, K. Drouillard, X. Wang, R. Anderson, C.R. Bronte, D.S. DeVault, D. Haffner, J. Payne, and H.J. Kling. 2008. PCB concentrations in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) are correlated to habitat use and lake characteristics. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(22): 8239-8244.

Hogan N.S., C.A. Wartman, M.A. Finley, J.G. van der Lee, and M.R. van den Heuvel. 2008. Simultaneous determination of androgenic and estrogenic endpoints in the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) using quantitative RT-PCR. Aquat. Toxicol. 90: 269-276.

Houde, M., D.C.G. Muir, K.A. Kidd, S. Guildford, K. Drouillard, X. Wang, M.S. Evans, D.M. Whittle, D. Haffner, and H. Kling. 2008. Influence of lake characteristics on the biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants in lake trout food webs. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 27:2169-2178.

Jardine, T.D., E. Chernoff, and R.A. Curry. 2008. Maternal transfer of carbon and nitrogen to progeny of sea-run and resident brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65(10): 2201-2210.

Jardine, T.D., K.A. Kidd, J.T. Polhemus, and R.A. Cunjak. 2008. An elemental and stable isotope assessment of water strider feeding ecology and lipid dynamics: synthesis of lab and field studies. Freshwater Biol. 53: 2192-2205.

Jeffries, K.M., L.J. Jackson, L.E. Peters, and K.R. Munkittrick. 2008. Changes in population, growth and physiological indices of longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) in the Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada. Archiv. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55: 639-651.

Klassen, C.N., and S.J. Peake. 2008. Effect of diet switch timing and food source on survival and growth of lake sturgeon. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 24: 527-533.

Linnansaari, T., K. Alfredsen, M. Stickler, J.V. Arnekleiv, A. Harby, and R.A. Cunjak. 2008. Does ice matter? Site fidelity and movements by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr during winter in a substrate-enhanced river reach. River Res. Applic. Online publication Aug 2008. 10.1002/rra1109.

Logan, J.M., T.D. Jardine, T.J. Miller, S.E. Bunn, R.A. Cunjak, and M.E. Lutcavage. 2008. Lipid corrections in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses: comparison of chemical extraction and modeling methods. J. Anim. Ecol. 77: 838-846.

O Kang, K.M. and H.O. Shin. 2008. Home ranges and homing routes of the black rockfish Sebastes schlegeli measured by acoustic telemetry. J. Kor. Fish. Soc. 41(3):221-227.

Kang, K.M. and H.O. Shin. 2008. Behavioral characteristics of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegeli in Yeosu waters during winter. J. Kor. Fish. Soc. 41(1): 48-53.

Kang, K.M., H.O. Shin, D.H. Kang and M.S. Kim. 2008. Comparison of behavior characteristics between wild and cultured black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegeli using acoustic telemetry. J. Kor. Soc. Fish. Tech. 44(2):141-147.

Peterson, D.P., K.D. Fausch, J. Watmough, and R.A. Cunjak. 2008. When eradication is not an option: strategies for electrofishing suppression of nonnative brook trout to foster persistence of sympatric native cutthroat trout in small streams. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 28: 1847-1867.

Riley, S.C., K.R. Munkittrick, A.N. Evans, and C.C. Krueger. 2008. Understanding the ecology of disease in Great Lakes fish populations. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Manage. 11: 321-334.

Sigourney, D.B., B.H. Letcher, M. Obedsinski, and R.A. Cunjak. 2008. Size-dependent growth in fish: patterns, models and metrics. J. Fish Biol. 72: 2435-2455.

Spiessl, S.M., K.T.B. MacQuarrie, and K.U. Mayer. 2008. Identification of key parameters controlling dissolved oxygen migration and attenuation in fractured crystalline rocks. J Contam. Hydrol. 95(3-4): 141-153.

Reports/Non-peer reviewed articles

Adams, J., K. Munkittrick, and D. MacLatchy. 2008. 2007 Monitoring results for the Little River. Report submitted to NB Environment for Irving Oil Ltd.

Alexander, A., and J. Culp. 2008. Insulate or Exacerbate? Exploring nutrient masking of contaminant effects. Learned Discourse. Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag. 4:263-264.

Arens, C., and K.R. Munkittrick. 2008. A review of potential methods for determining critical effect size in Canada’s Environmental Effects Monitoring program. Report Submitted to National EEM Office, Environment Canada, Gatineau, QC, Canada.

Barrett, T. 2008. Analysis of Cycle 1 Environmental Effects Monitoring fish survey data. Final report for Statistics 4903, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.

Clément, M., P. Hardie, D. Caissie, and R.A. Cunjak. 2008. Characterization of the large woody debris in Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick, 1990 to 1997. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2794: 43 p.

Plante, F., and S.C. Courtenay. 2008. Increased oxygenation of sediment in Lamèque Bay (New Brunswick) following removal of algae and reduction of nutrient inputs from a seafood processing plant. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2805: v + 36p.

Reebs, S., S. LeBlanc, A. Fraser, P. Hardie, R.A. and Cunjak. 2008. Upstream and downstream movements of lake chub, Couesius plumbeus, and white sucker, Catostomus commersoni, at Catamaran Brook, 1990-2004. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2791: 19p.

Tardif, S., A. St-Hilaire and M. Ovidio. 2009. Modélisation par régressions des régimes thermiques des affluents de la Meuse, Belgique. INRS-ETE Research Report I-251, 17 pages.

Tramblay, Y., H. Capra, A. St-Hilaire. 2008. Modélisation géostatistique de l’eau du Rhône. INRS-ETE, Research report R-1015, 34 pages et 3 annexes. ISBN 978-2-89146-583-0.

Valois, A., C. Sarrazin-Delay, and B. Keller. 2009. Spatiotemporal patterns in northern Ontario benthic invertebrate communities: implications for biomonitoring. Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Sudbury, ON.

Personals - Culp Lab

Laura Noel is having a baby in March! Congratulations Laura and James!

Personals - Cunjak Lab

Welcome Willow Elizabeth Fraser! Only 2 weeks after their move from the Fundy Coast, Aaron and Nicole Fraser gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on October 3rd, 2008 in Fredericton. Aaron says that they are very happy to be living in Fredericton close to friends and family but still miss the Fundy Coast. Congrats you two!

Personals - Kidd Lab

At the end of August and in between field trips for her MSc research, Monica (nee Shaver) was married to Mark Finley at a lovely seaside ceremony in St. Martins, NB. Congratulations Monica and Mark!

Personals - Peake Lab

Claire Hrenchuk and Kelly Sparks hosted a Mexican themed dinner January 17th for the students in Steve Peake’s lab. This was a great opportunity to get to know the other students as well as their projects. That being said it was also a lot of fun! There were drinks and some live music provided by a few of the students. There was a great turnout with around 10 people participating.

CRI - In focus...

We will highlight folks from the CRI in each issue. Our first spotlight is on:

Dr. Brittany Graham - post-doc (Cunjak Lab) and Science Manager (SINLAB)


Britt obtained her Ph.D. in early 2008 from the University of Hawaii (Dept. of Oceanography) where she studied the foraging and migration habits of tuna in the Pacific Ocean using stable isotopes. During her time in Hawaii, she worked closely with Dr. Brian Popp (supervisor) and Dr. Brian Fry. A M.Sc. from Michigan State University (Environmental Geosciences where she studied Pacific salmon and marine derived nutrients in Alaskan streams) and a B.Sc. (Biology) from the University of Minnesota highlight a diverse background for someone so early in their career. As Science Manager in the Stable Isotopes in Nature lab (SINLAB), her primary responsibility will be to conduct independent and collaborative field and lab-oriented research involving the analysis of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sulphur. In addition to her research focus, Britt will be providing advice to SINLAB clients and CRI-UNB graduate students and faculty on sample collection and project design as well as the interpretation of stable isotope data.

CRI in pictures (fun slideshows!) ...

CRI @ UPEI - field shots



Culp Lab - field shots



Don't worry, you did not miss the Annual CRI/NBCFWRU Ice Fishing Day - that is still coming soon - this was just an impromtu ice fishing day on Jan 24th (and when I say 'fishing', I really mean 'day out on the ice' - since no fish were seen or handled by any of the participants...) - the brave souls were Kelly Sparks, Claire Hrenchuk, Jon Peake, Jason Hallett, Bill Tibble and his wife (and dog Casey), Becky, Mark Gautreau with his wife Lisa and son Riley (and dog Cooper), Michelle Gray, Steve Peake, and two littlest Peakes - Nathan and Daniel.

Peter Cronin - Associate of the CRI receives award

Peter Cronin of Douglas, N.B., Fisheries Manager at the Department of Natural Resources and ardent conservationist, is the 2008 recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Wild Atlantic Salmon Conservation, presented annually by the New Brunswick Salmon Council (NBSC). Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and Honourary Patron of the NBSC Herménégilde Chiasson announced the recipient and presented the award during a reception at Old Government House in Fredericton on Friday, Nov. 28. He said, "It is an honour and a delight to recognize the life-long work of Peter Cronin — someone so dedicated to protecting and better managing our environment, and to helping others to do the same. I admire his patience, courage and generosity."

Cronin responded to those in attendance, "Governments cannot and should not manage the natural resources of the province in isolation of its citizens. We must work with federal and provincial departments, First Nation communities, non-governmental organizations, individuals and the private sector to adopt a common philosophy and approach to the conservation of our fish, their habitats and their use. I would like to personally thank and congratulate all the volunteers in New Brunswick that are working towards the sustainability of the Atlantic salmon resource." Cronin suggested that people from across the province must "join in the work of rebuilding our stocks — fish by fish, river by river, and watershed by watershed. The approach we use to make these improvements must be reasonable, sensible and responsible."

Tom Benjamin, President of the NBSC, said, "I'm thrilled to be part of the presentation of this award to an individual who has made such major contributions to the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon. Peter has played a significant role in salmon conservation, ranging from his involvement in community groups to international organizations such as the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization in which he serves as a provincial representative. He is a true steward of wild Atlantic salmon and their environment."

During his career, Cronin has been a strong advocate of community-based watershed management and has been extremely active and instrumental in the formation of many of these groups in New Brunswick. He sits as a member of several such organizations in the province (including the Miramichi Watershed Management Committee and the Restigouche River Watershed Management Council) operating under Memorandums of Understanding with various sectors and levels of governments. He serves as the New Brunswick Representative on the Central Advisory Committee of the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation. Bill Taylor, President and CEO of the Atlantic Salmon Federation, added that "Peter has done much for the conservation, restoration and wise management of wild Atlantic salmon in our province and is a most deserving recipient of this prestigious award."

The Lieutenant Governor's Award is hand-carved from a piece of New Brunswick black cherry by local artist Bill Page, and has been on permanent display at Old Government House since it was first awarded in 2000. The New Brunswick Salmon Council (NBSC) is the Regional Council of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and is headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick. NBSC is dedicated to the wise management and conservation of the wild Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick.

Basking shark sampled by NB Museum and CRI grad student

The death of this basking shark is indeed very sad but the samples collected will be available to research institutions for scientific study.

Donald McAlpine, Curator of Zoology at the New Brunswick Museum was notified that a large basking shark was found dead and entangled in the lines of lobster traps near Alma. Lobster fishers towed the animal to the harbour in Alma and advised Dr. McAlpine that it was easily accessible for necropsy. Mary Sollows (MSc student with Dr. Munkittrick), Katelyn Vendenbroeck and Joey Pratt collected samples from an adult, male basking shark on behalf of the museum.

We waited until 3:00pm for the tide to retreat and spent approximately 2 hours collecting the samples. The experience was amazing. It was dark by the time we finished but luckily the rain held off until were done. We were careful not to open the guts because of the potential for fouling the area. Skin samples, two gill rakers, a clasper and vertebra were taken to the New Brunswick Museum for preparation and accession into the Natural Science research collection. The jaws will remain in Alma for display for a couple of years.

- Submission by Mary Sollows

Moving mud threatens to bury port

Published Monday November 3rd, 2008 New Brunswick Telegraph Journal

Dredging Saint John Port Authority turns to Canadian Rivers Institute to understand movement of sediment

Scientists at the Canadian Rivers Institute believe they can steer the Saint John Port Authority clear of a financial hole.



Jordan Musetta-Lambert, a masters student in environmental management, downloads information from a nephelometer along the bank of the St. John River in Maugerville. A nephelometer measures the amount of sediment in the water.

Digging mud from the harbour threatens to financially mire the port authority, accounting for about 40 per cent of the cost of operating New Brunswick's major ocean port this year.

The cost of annual maintenance dredging depends on how much material the St. John River brings down, how much the Bay of Fundy tides bring the other way, and what prices dredging contractors bid.

Last year the port authority spent $1.7 million to remove about 120,000 cubic metres of material from shipping channels, berths and turning basins. This year the cost threatens to reach beyond $4 million to remove almost 300,000 cubic metres. Dredging cost an average of $2.7 million per year from 2005 to 2007.

A standard dump truck carries about 15 cubic metres. The dredging contractor takes this material by scow to the ocean dumping place designated by Environment Canada. The port authority monitors this pile.

The Saint John Port Authority's revenues from operations came to about $12 million last year. Dredging could account for 40 per cent of the cost of operating the port this year, compared to 10 per cent in 1996, Capt. Alwyn Soppit, president of the port authority, said in a recent interview.

With money on this scale invested in a mud pile, the port authority has to stretch what it has left for its many other expenses.

So the port authority went to the Canadian Rivers Institute, based at the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton and Saint John campuses, for help.

"It is a group that tries to bridge academia and groups that are interested in water research," said Simon Courtenay, one of 15 "fellows" of the Canadian Rivers Institute. Courtenay, a research scientist for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, also holds a position as a research professor in UNB's Biology department in Fredericton.

The St. John River provides approximately 60 per cent of the fresh water draining into the Gulf of Maine, according to the port authority. It carries a huge volume of silt, especially in spring, from the headwaters and through the Reversing Falls gorge where it meets the Bay of Fundy tides rising and falling twice daily.

On this research project, Courtenay and Kelly R. Munkittrick, the Institute's associate director based in Saint John, will study the effects of dredging on fish and other organisms in the harbour.

"This is a big project," Courtenay said, involving five scientists along with eight graduate students and four undergraduate research assistants. André Saint-Hilaire will lead the project.

The six components include a "hydrodynamic model" of the river, the harbour and the bay, and how sediment moves. Another component deals with circulation within the estuary. The third component is analyzing seasonal loads of silt. The fourth is the distribution of sediment and how it moves around the harbour, also its physical and chemical composition. Fifth is the effect of dredging on fish. Sixth is modelling erosion and deposition.

"They came to the Rivers Institute," Courtenay said, referring to the Saint John Port authority. "We're very excited about this project because it is a collaboration where the private sector came to us."

The Rivers Institute will learn more about the harbour, where the river and the bay meet. The project will cost about $800,000, with the Institute and the port authority each providing half.

Work started this year by installing instruments called nephelometers, "fancy instruments for measuring the amount of suspended solids in the water," at Maugerville and Oak Point.

This data might allow the port to correlate "hydrological events" such as a heavy spring freshet with the volume of silt coming down the river.

The data might also link sediment to human activity.

This knowledge should help harbour pilots bring ships to their berths more safely. It should allow port managers to predict movement of sediment, budget for it better, and place it where it will remain stable. It might provide information on placing wharves, breakwaters and channels to minimize dredging, and protect environmentally sensitive zones.

Developing a successful model of its home river, the St. John, would put the Institute in good shape to undertake similar projects elsewhere. "In a way, this is the acid test because this is a difficult river to work," Courtenay said.

Dr. Kerry MacQuarrie's Tier 2 Canada Research Chair Renewed

Kerry MacQuarrie's Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction has been renewed for a second five-year term, effective July 1. The university will receive $100,000 for each of the five years from the Canada Research Chairs program.

Evaluating and modelling groundwater-surface water interaction are priority areas for Canadian groundwater research. Dr. MacQuarrie’s research focuses on understanding the key processes occurring during groundwater-surface water exchange in rivers and streams, and the development and application of hydraulic, heat transport, and multi-species reactive transport models for addressing groundwater-surface water issues. Examples of issues to be investigated include the assessment of natural and human-induced variability on riverbank filtration water supplies, and the quantification of nutrient loading from groundwater to shallow estuaries.

His CRC profile can be viewed at http://www.chairs.gc.ca/web/home_e.asp.

St. John River RiverFest and CRI day 2008

We had a great week with CRI Day and then the closing out RiverFest (and Canadian Rivers Day on sunday). We had an excellent turnout at CRI Day (about 75 people) and for this we need to thank Alexa Alexander and Lisa Bowron and their team of assistants for their hard work arranging the day. Rick Cunjak went on Rogers TV with the St. John River Society to answer “live” questions about the SJRiver and the CRI - he looks good on TV! Our performing kids (formerly known as the 'CRI' Babies) played 3 events in the music venues. On Saturday, Brian Savage and his team, Jeremy, Agni, Jessica, and Dea, entertained kids all day long with fishes and inverts from the SJRiver. We’ll get some picture up as soon as we can.
So, thanks to everyone for a great job representing the CRI in the community. We are already starting to plan for next year: Rick and Karen are in charge, Alexa/Lisa/Brian have the notes for volunteers. Let us know how you want to be involved.

Many thanks again,
Allen
Director, CRI