{"id":24228,"date":"2018-11-05T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/?p=24228"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:43:13","slug":"congratulations-chancellors-professor-christopher-burn-on-receipt-of-a-2019-polar-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/2018\/congratulations-chancellors-professor-christopher-burn-on-receipt-of-a-2019-polar-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Chancellor’s Professor Christopher Burn on receipt of a 2019 Polar Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Congratulations Chancellor’s Professor Christopher Burn on receipt of a 2019 Polar Medal\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

On Monday November 5th the Governor General of Canada presented honours to Canadians in celebration of their exceptional achievements. Chancellor’s Professor Chris Burn received a 2019 Polar Medal<\/a>. The Polar Medal is presented to “remarkable individuals [who] contribute to northern communities and to our knowledge of the polar regions and Canada\u2019s North. They make significant scientific contributions, further the knowledge or exploration of the polar regions, contribute to securing Canada\u2019s northern sovereignty and strengthen our appreciation of northern Canada and its people. They make us proud”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall
Her Excellency presents the Polar Medal to Christopher Robert Burn.
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to Canadians in celebration of their exceptional achievements. The ceremony took place at Rideau Hall on November 5, 2018.
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Son Excellence pr\u00e9sente la M\u00e9daille polaire \u00e0 Christopher Robert Burn.
Son Excellence la tr\u00e8s honorable Julie Payette, gouverneure g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du Canada, a remis des distinctions honorifiques \u00e0 des Canadiens en l\u2019honneur de leurs r\u00e9alisations et contributions exceptionnelles. La c\u00e9r\u00e9monie a eu lieu \u00e0 Rideau Hall le 5 novembre 2018.
Credit\/Mention de source: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall, OSGG-BSGG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Taken from the Governor General of Canada media release<\/a>:<\/p>\n

POLAR MEDAL<\/p>\n

Christopher Robert Burn<\/em>
\nOttawa, Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n

Chris Burn is an internationally recognized expert in the domain of permafrost and ground ice in Yukon and the western Arctic. A professor of geography and environmental studies at Carleton University, he is equally adept at fostering meaningful and productive partnerships with relevant stakeholders in Canada\u2019s North, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the effects of climate change on permafrost terrain and tundra ecosystems.<\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulations Chancellor’s Professor Christopher Burn!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Monday November 5th the Governor General of Canada presented honours to Canadians in celebration of their exceptional achievements. Chancellor’s Professor Chris Burn received a 2019 Polar Medal. The Polar Medal is presented to “remarkable individuals [who] contribute to northern communities and to our knowledge of the polar regions and Canada\u2019s North. They make significant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31996,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24228\/revisions\/31996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}