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FROM: FROST CENTRE INSTITUTE and UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

May 31, 2007

The Frost Centre Institute (formerly the Leslie M. Frost Centre) and The University of Guelph announce their intent to collaborate in environmental research and education programs

The Frost Centre Institute, the private not-for-profit corporation that has been selected by the Government of Ontario to re-open and operate the Leslie M. Frost Centre in Dorset, Ontario, and the University of Guelph, have announced their intent to collaborate in environmental research and education programs.

Their intent is to establish a long term multi-faceted relationship whereby researchers from the University of Guelph's Department of Environmental Biology will conduct research projects funded in whole or in part by the Frost Centre Institute in the form of monetary and in-kind contributions. The research will be conducted at the Frost Centre Institute and will use its summer camp and weekend seminar program participants (campers) as helpers.

The first research project will investigate the effects of human-induced environmental change (due to forest management, lake level fluctuations and climate change, in particular) on Central Ontario forest and aquatic ecosystems. Phase one of this project is targeted to begin this summer.

"What an extraordinary learning experience this will be for our campers" commented Al Aubry, General Manager of the Frost Centre Institute.

Dr. Andy Gordon, from the University of Guelph's Department of Environmental Biology said: " The Frost Centre has a rich tradition of environmental and outdoor education. We're delighted that an organization like the Frost Centre Institute has come forward to take it to the next step. And we're very pleased to be a part of it." Other Environmental Biology researchers involved in this project include Drs. Shelley Hunt, Jonathan Schmidt and Paul Sibley.

Key Contacts:

Al Aubry

Tel: (705) 766-0810 office

(705) 489-1469 home

(905) 715-1025 cell

Andy Gordon

Tel: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52415

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Research Grants
The Frost Centre Institute intends to award environmental research grants totaling more than $4 million dollars over the next 10 years. This will represent one of the most significant sources of private funding in Canada for environmental research.


Selection Process
Researchers may submit their grant applications by clicking on the Grant Application form, completing the form and sending it to the FCI Director of Community Relations.

Grant applications will be accepted throughout the year. In October of each year, the FCI Advisory Board will select the grant recipients for the following calendar year. Requests for multi-year grants will be considered. The names of the grant recipients and the nature of their projects will be announced in November of each year.


Selection Criteria
The FCI Advisory Board will select grant recipients based on: