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terry lindstrom, is General Manager, Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering, at the National Research Council of Canada. f or nearly 100 years, Canada's National Research Council (NRC) has built a reputation as a results-focused R&D per- former. NRC's experts are now using this experience and knowledge to provide engineering solutions for one of the world's most extreme environments. Canada's Arctic offers some of today's most difficult challenges with close to four million square kilometers of ice-covered land and water. With burgeoning industries such as min- ing, tourism, commercial fishing and oil and gas, opportunities–although vast— prove to be difficult to develop. The Na- tional Research Council has taken an active role in identifying solutions for these chal- Photo: NRC WoRking in the aRctic With canaDa's nationaL ReseaRch counciL The NRC is focusing on developing technologies to ensure sustainable and low-impact development of the North while also increasing the quality of life for Northerners. a aRCtIC 42 DECEMBER 2015/JANUARY 2016 www.vanguardcanada.com

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