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December is Arctic Science Month

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and today we're speaking
with Adrienne Turnbull,

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Portfolio Manager
with Border Domain Awareness

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at Defence Research
and Development Canada

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about her work in the North

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and why the Arctic is a priority

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for Defence, the Government
of Canada, and Canadians.

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Why is Arctic Science
month important?

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Oh, Arctic, just in general,
is a very broad topic

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and so, we need this ability
to present the work

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that we're doing provides us
with new ways to collaborate.

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There's so many
different challenges

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that the Arctic gives us.

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For example, there's
destructive ice that forms

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in cold temperatures
on wind turbines

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and prevents the generation
of renewable energy.

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And they also need greenhouses
to produce fresh vegetables.

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There's also value in working
with indigenous Inuit groups.

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They are valuable resources

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on many topics
and to improve science.

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For example, we thought about
how this scientific culture,

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which tends to like databases
and written results,

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how does it benefit from
the northern indigenous culture

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which has successfully shared

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their information orally
for generations.

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Can you describe
your work as it relates

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to supporting Canada's
presence in the Arctic?

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I work for Defence Research
and Development Canada

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and I'm a Portfolio Manager
on Border Domain Awareness.

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I work with planes,
satellites and ships

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that track vessels
through Canadian waters,

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specifically the Great Lakes
and all three oceans.

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This is particularly
important in the Arctic

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as ships that break down
need search and rescue.

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And those ships and planes
that go to rescue

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the broken-down vessels, they
need to travel long distances.

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This is unforgiving,
the Arctic is unforgiving

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to those that need help

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as there's no coconuts
laying around

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and the cold weather
can quite quickly kill.

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Cruise ships are at higher risk

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because they have
more passengers.

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And when passengers are
safely on shore,

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they are fed and sheltered
by small communities

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that have most supplies
shipped from the south.

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So it's definitely a risk

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for the communities
that help them out.

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So, my role is essentially

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to improve search
and rescue capabilities

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in order to find people faster

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and to keep the Northern
community safe and healthy.

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What other Defence science work
is being done in the area?

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Defence Research
and Development Canada,

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they have projects that are
useful both for the Arctic,

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as well as ones
that are useful everywhere.

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The All Domain Situational
Awareness program

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and follow-on
that is in North America,

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they'll be searching ways
to improve the tracking

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of unknowns in the air
and the ocean.

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I find it really interesting

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that the changes in
the Arctic ice are affecting

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a lot of their technologies.

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In addition to mine,
the Border Domain Awareness,

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the Centre
for Security Sciences,

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has community
resilience projects

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where they prepare
remote communities

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for emergency response.

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There's also the Innovation for
Defence Excellence and Security

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or IDEaS program.

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And they have challenges
for academia and for industry.

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They have recent challenges

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for human performance
in severe climate conditions,

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as well as Arctic-specific
communication systems.

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They're also planning
for new ones,

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specifically ruggedized
wind turbines.

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Thank you so much for your time.

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Thank you!

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