New funding saves Arctic lab
The federal government has renewed funding for the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) in Canada’s high Arctic, one year after the research station in Eureka, Nunavut was shut down. The government awarded $5-million to PEARL over five years through its granting agency, the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). “It was a big …
PEARL Arctic lab saved by long-awaited funding
You heard it on CBC radio’s As It Happens The federal government has renewed funding for the PEARL Arctic research station, one year after it shut down. I broke this story today with CBC radio’s As It Happens. Here’s the story based on the As It Happens interview (the audio is at the top left): …