Yol xxYr - The Arctic Circle

MEETI i'IG S
ALL ARO.JND THE CIRCLE
245th 10 October 7978: The first meeting of the 1978/79 season was addressed
@heGeologica1SuiveyofCanada.Histopicwas.'0peration
Morning Light: The Search for Cosnns 954", wh'ich dea'lt with the search for
fragments of the nuc'lear poutered Soviet satellite which disinteqrated on reentry
to the earth's atrosphere scattering radioact'ive debris oier a large
area of theArctic. Dr. Grasty is well qualified to discuss this top'ic since
he was the first Cartadian scient'ist f]own to Ednnnton for the search operation.
Apart from his active participation in the search, he was also responsible for
ten years with the Geo'logical Survey of Canada in airborne measurement of radjoactivi
ty.
246th 27 0ctober 7978: Mr. Rjchard S. Finnje addressed a Special Meetinq on the
last tr,rro voyages of Captain Joseph-El zear Bernier, jn 1924 and 7925, when I'lr.
Finnie served as a rad'io operator on board Bernier's ship the C.G.S. Arctjc.
Captajn Bernier was born into a sea-faring family in the Province of Quebec,
and spent much of his life at sea, from the age of 12 on. Included jn thjs
were twelve voyages of exploratjon to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago for
the Canadian Government. Captain Bernier was in'large measure responsible for
asserting Canad'ian Sovereignty over the Arctic islands, anC in awakening'bhe
Canadian Government and publ ic to their importance.
Mr. Richard S. Finnie, was born in Dalson City, and has himself trave'lled
extensively in the Canadian Arctic. In fact he has r^orked al I over the urorld
as an explorer, and is an outstanding documentary film rnaker, v,rriter and lecturer.
Included in the illustrat'ion to hjs lectureherea number of photographs
which have never yei been publ ished.
?47th 14 lioqember 1978: Dr. Paul H. Serson spoke on "The i{orth Magnetic Pol e ".
sityofToronto,Dr.Sersonhasdevoteda1arcepart
of his career to various aspects of geomagnetism, from the development of new
instruments to p'ioneering new methods of measurement on'land and in the air.
248th 22 ltbvember 1978: Dr. O]av Gjaerevol'l spoke to a special joint r,neeting
theNordicSocietyon''TheGeorroliticaiSituationin
Spitzbergen". Dr. Gjaerevol1, a botanist of internatjonal note, is pres'ident
of ihe Univensity of Trondheim, i\,lormy, and a de'legate of his country to the
United I'lations. As vrel I as being a distinguished scient'ist and un jversity administrator,
Dr. Gjaerevoll, has been very active in politics, and has held
several n'inisterial positions in the I'lorwegian Government, most recently that
of Minister of the Environment.
Dr. Gjaerevoll js no stranger to Canada and 0ttava, nor to the Arctic Circle
to which he was introduced by the late Dr. Erling Porsjld. He spoke to the
Arct'ic Circle and the i'lordic Society on another occasion, about ten years ago.
249th 12 December 1978: Dr. Frank T. Davies spoke on "The Canadian Second
Folar Year Expedition to iludson Bay 1932-33". Wh'ile i dentical in tjtle to a
well received presentation to the 0ntario Science Council this autumn,
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