Terry D. Prowse,^* Chris Furgal,^** Rebecca Chouinard,^*** Humfrey Melling,^**** David Milburn,^***** Sharon L. Smith<sup>******


*</sup>Terry D. Prowse is a Professor, Research Chair and Senior Scientist specializing in climate-change effects on cold regions hydrology and aquatic ecosystems. His address: Water and Climate Impacts Research Centre, Environment Canada, Department of Geography, University of Victoria, PO Box 3060 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, V8W 3R4, Canada. terry.prowse@ec.gc.caa
^**Chris Furgal is an Assistant Professor in the Indigenous Environmental Studies Program at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. He has a background in the biological and social sciences and conducts work on Indigenous environmental health issues, with a particular emphasis on circumpolar regions. His address: Indigenous Environmental Studies Program, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7B8, Canada. chrisfurgal@trentu.ca
^***Rebecca Chouinard is currently a graduate student studying mining engineering at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC. Her address: Water Resources Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 3rd Floor Bellanca Building, PO Box 1500, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R3, Canada. chouinardr@inac.gc.ca
^****Humfrey Melling is a Physical Oceanographer at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, a research facility operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Sidney, BC. He is active in observational studies of the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. His focus in research is sea ice—ice mechanics, polynyas, ice-ocean interaction, role in the climate system. He is engaged in ongoing international coordination of climate science initiatives and outcomes, including the World Climate Research Program, the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. His address: Institute for Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, PO Box 6000, Sidney, BC, V8L 4B2, Canada. Humfrey.Melling@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
^*****David Milburn is a private environmental consultant advising on northern environmental assessments, regulatory reviews, aquatic ecosystems monitoring and water management strategies. His research interests include under-ice movement of sediments, river-ice processes and climate change mitigation and adaptations. His address: Private Consultant, 28 Kennebecasis River Road, Hampton, NB, E5N 6K8, Canada. milburnd@nb.sympatico.ca
^******Sharon L. Smith is a Permafrost Research Scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. She specializes in geothermal and geotechnical studies of permafrost. Current research activities include investigations of response of permafrost to climate change and environmental disturbance associated with northern development. Her address: Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E8, Canada. Sharon.Smith@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca