The event marks the culmination of a decade-long odyssey to bring the new $45-million laboratory into existence
Some of the Churchill Marine Observatory's first experiments will include producing miniature oil spills and then using genomic sequencing to track the bacterial populations that emerge to consume the oil.No one wants to see an oil spill in the Canadian Arctic. But Feiyue Wang is ready to start a few in the name of science.
“We cannot be called a maritime province without a marine research facility,” said Dr. Wang, during the opening ceremony. The concept grew out of a similar experiment at the university’s Winnipeg campus, but the observatory’s presence in Churchill now means that studies can be conducted in the same conditions in which sea ice naturally forms and develops.
After a ribbon-cutting ceremony beside the pools, Dr. Wang told those in attendance, “We have a surprise for you.” Then the top half of the enclosure slowly rolled back, revealing a panoramic view of Hudson Bay, where beluga whales could be seen breaching just beyond the rolling surf. The construction of the facility faced several hurdles, including floods in 2017 that washed out part of a rail line and cut off Churchill for 18 months. The COVID-19 pandemic led to further delays. Last year, the observatory also had to replace its roof, which was blown off during a severe storm
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