SEA TO SEA TO SEA
An Epic Journey to Celebrate and Connect
Canada and Canadians
P R E S E N TE D TO TH E CA NA DA 150 F U ND
A Signature Initiative Proposal for the
150 th Anniversary of Confederation
L E D B Y TH E S TU DENTS O N I CE F O U NDA TI O N
CANADA 150
STRONG.
PROUD.
FREE.
ROUTE
Toronto | Kingston | Montreal | Trois-Rivières | Québec City | Rimouski | Gaspé | Magdalen Islands | Charlottetown | Sydney |
St. John’s | Fogo Island | L’Anse aux Meadows | Nain | Torngat Mountains National Park | Iqaluit | Pangnirtung | Qikiqtarjuaq |
Isabella Bay | Clyde River | Pond Inlet | Milne Inlet | Sirmilik National Park (Canada Point) | Dundas Harbour | Arctic Bay | Beechey
Island | Resolute Bay | Gjoa Haven | Cambridge Bay | Kugluktuk | Sachs Harbour | Tuktoyaktuk | Herschel Island | Barrow |
Nome | Dutch Harbor | Juneau | Prince Rupert | Haida Gwaii | Victoria | Vancouver
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VISION1
SEA TO SEA TO SEA “ROAD MAP”
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THE SEA3 EXPEDITION
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THE SEA3 EXPEDITION VESSEL - SEDNA IV
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SEA3 PARTNERS
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Core Partners
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Synergy Partners
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Support Partners
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INVOLVING CANADIANS
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Recruitment of Participants in the SEA3 Expedition
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SEA3 Interactive Media Strategy
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Online Education Modules
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SEA3 Hubs
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Community Events
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Media Strategy
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ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP OF SEA3
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Students on Ice Foundation
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SEA3 Steering Committee
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SEA3 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THEMES
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Management and Operations
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History and Great Canadian Achievements
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Testimonials and Endorsements
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in the Arctic World
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FUNDING THE SEA3 PROGRAM
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People of the North
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Program Budget and Funding Formula
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Canada’s Coastal and Ocean Environments
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SEA3 Program Budget
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Canada’s Cultures, Arts and Music
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Further Information
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Canada’s Sovereignty and Leadership Role VISION
Sea to Sea to Sea (SEA3) represents a profound signature initiative for Canada 150 that
will inspire a deeper understanding and appreciation for Canada and its people, and
connect Canadians of all ages from all corners of our great country along with millions
more around the world. The centerpiece of the SEA3 Program is a five-month shipbased expedition from Toronto to Vancouver, via the Northwest Passage.
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SEA3 will be a journey of discovery and celebration that will showcase our country’s three oceans and coasts,
communities, cultures, conservation, sovereignty, history, challenges, opportunities and future. Exceptional Canadians,
key stakeholders, youth, artists, elders, educators, musicians, scientists, leaders and media will participate in the
celebratory journey that will visit many of the most beautiful, remote and important parts of our country from Sea to
Sea to Sea.
The SEA3 Program will be a unique and exciting platform to showcase that we are a great nation connected by three
oceans – Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic – that boasts the largest coastline in the World. Canada proudly identifies itself as an
Ocean Nation, a Water Nation, and a great Polar Nation amongst many other wonderful things. Exploring our coastline,
SEA3 will visit historical, cultural and economically significant sites that illuminate many of the great characteristics and
achievements of Canada that have shaped our identity in the past, the present and will continue to do so in the future.
SEA3 will fulfill the need of Canadians to understand a vital part of their country, identity and future – the North.
SEA3 involves a broad range of partners and supporters. It will be a crossroads for ideas and people. It will be an
exciting and important “gathering place” for many Canada 2017 events, activities and partners. A venue for bringing
together key stakeholders to collaborate, share, get to know each other, build partnerships, and inspire and engage
Canadians.
The culmination of the Sea to Sea to Sea Canada 150 Program with the Government of Canada and the Governor
General of Canada can be the revealing of our updated Coat of Arms and National Motto – A Mari usque ad Mare
usque ad Mare.
SEA3 will be a catalytic, celebrative and transformative journey for all Canadians. A journey that will spark
and captivate the imagination of our Nation and lead to a greater awareness and deeper understanding
of country, its vastness, beauty, and the enormity of opportunities ahead of us. SEA3 will instil a lasting
sense of pride and inspire the next generation of Canadians to make their contributions to Canada’s
long list of great achievements.” – Geoff Green, Canadian Explorer and Founder of the Students on Ice Foundation
The SEA3 Expedition may also go West to East – from Vancouver to Toronto, following the 1940-1942 route
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of the RCMP vessel St. Roch
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SEA TO SEA TO SEA “ROAD MAP”
The SEA3 “Road Map” consists of three phases:
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The SEA3 Road to 2017
Beginning in early 2016, Canadians will be involved in the planning and preparations for SEA3, and Canada 2017
related events across the country. The Students on Ice (SOI) Foundation and its SEA3 partners will prepare
and execute a national launch of the SEA3 program that will generate nation-wide awareness of the program.
Subsequently, the SOI Foundation and its program partners will run a national, multi-faceted expedition planning
for the SEA3 Expedition, engaging Canadians from coast to coast to coast and creating nation-wide excitement in
the lead-up to 2017.
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SEA3 in 2017
SEA3 activities will take place for 365 days beginning on January 1st, 2017, including the five-month expedition from
May to October 2017. The SEA3 Expedition will be at the heart of an exciting program that will also encompass
partner-led projects, including the SOI Foundation’s Canada 150 Youth Expedition, organized in collaboration with
the Community Foundations of Canada.
A comprehensive outreach and education component will complement the Canada 150 communication plans to
help reach as many Canadians as possible, starting in 2016 and accelerating throughout the entirety of 2017.
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The Next 150 – Legacy projects and actions will be integrated into the SEA3 plan in collaboration with the
participating partners. Examples of such legacy projects are:
a) A Vision for the next 150 years of Canada: This vision will be developed during the SEA3 Expedition by the
expedition participants; the crew of each leg will contribute to the vision and participants in past legs can keep
contributing through the program’s interactive web- and social media sites. The vision will be further refined
during the homecoming event and published before the end of 2017.
b) A feature documentary will be made of the entire SEA3 Expedition. This feature documentary will be released
nationally through partner-hosted events.
c) An online SEA3 Arts Exhibit, showcasing the artworks created by participating artists as inspired by their
participation and communicating messages of beauty, pride and hope.
d) Online curriculum compatible educational modules following the five SEA3 education and outreach themes.
Elementary and high school teachers will be able to use these educational modules in their lesson plans for
years to come.
The most significant legacy of the SEA3 Program however, will be a deeper understanding of and appreciation
for Canada’s achievements, history, Peoples, cultures, lands, eco-systems, vastness and indescribable beauty among
Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast. This legacy will help build Canada’s foundation for success in the next
150 years.
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THE SEA3 EXP EDITION
The SEA3 expedition from Toronto to Vancouver2 will be a journey retracing the steps
of many of the most significant and celebrated aspects of Canadian history. Using the
165 ft. ice-strengthened expedition sailing vessel Sedna IV, the SEA3 expedition will visit
nine provinces and territories on its historic route (Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland, Nunavut, NWT, Yukon, British Columbia).
The SEA3 Expedition may also go West to East – from Vancouver to Toronto, following the 1940-1942 route
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of the RCMP vessel St. Roch
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The five-month journey will be divided into approximately 20 legs ranging from one to three weeks in length. The map
below outlines the itinerary:
Key highlights of the journey will be (amongst others):
1. Send-off event in Toronto (Ontario) and public departure
2. Kingston (Ontario), Canada’s first Capital and home of Sir John A. Macdonald
3. Quebec City (Quebec), the site of the Quebec Conference and the Plains of Abraham
4. Charlottetown (PEI), the Province House, the site of the Charlottetown Conference
5. Visits to more than 30 national parks and historic sites
6. Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913 – 1917 sites of interest
7. Canada Point on Bylot Island (Nunavut), where Captain Bernier claimed the Arctic Islands for Canada in 1906
8. Dundas Harbour on Devon Island (Nunavut), Old RCMP and Hudson’s Bay Outpost
9. Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay (Nunavut)
10. Visit to the HMS Erebus wreck site (and maybe the HMS Terror wreck site if discovered!)
11. Herschel Island (Yukon) and its place in the whaling history of the Arctic
12. Juneau (Alaska) and its tales of the gold rush
13. Prince Rupert (BC) its World War II history and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
14. Haida Gwaii (BC)
15. Homecoming event in Vancouver (BC)
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The expedition team will consist of 17 members for each leg. Every expedition crew will be an inspiring mix of leaders,
scientists, artists, youth, aboriginal representatives and other stakeholders. The target mix for participants in each leg is
the following:
2 Scientists
2 Government representatives
2 Artists
2 Celebrated Canadians
2 Youth
2 Media representatives and
2 NGO’s
1 Musician
2 Industry representatives
17 Total
Celebrated Canadians that will be invited to join legs of the expedition will include: Chris Hadfield, Diana Krall, Kevin
Vickers, Governor General David Johnston, Leonard Cohen, Romeo Dallaire, Jordan Tootoo, Julie Payette, Steve Nash,
Martin Short, Elon Musk, Susan Aglukark amongst others.
During the expedition participants will develop their Dream for the next 150 years of Canada. They will be encouraged
and enabled to do this in various formats, including but not limited to writing, visual arts and music.
Supported by the expedition vessel’s onboard studio, the SEA3 interactive web site and social media the expedition
members will keep Canadians from coast to coast to coast updated through video footage, photos, podcasts, media
interviews, video conferences and blogs shared daily by the expedition members and promoted through all involved
SEA3 partners.
Research shows that Canadians consider the Arctic to be an important part of Canada and want to know more about
it3. SEA3 and its partners will meet this public need.
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An Angus Reid poll in August 2008 confirmed that 74% of Canadians believe Canada should invest heavily on securing
sovereignty over its Arctic territory. The IPSOS Reid 2009 North Pole Survey said that while 31% of Canadians are not generally
aware of the realities of Canada’s Arctic, 74% of Canadians would like to learn more about the Inuit people and culture.
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THE SEA3 EXP EDITION
VESSEL – SEDNA IV
The S/Y Sedna IV is a 51 metre (168 ft.) three-masted schooner, which has been used for many remarkable and
important expeditions around the world. She is a Canadian-flagged, ice-strengthened vessel that meets Transport
Canada regulations.
Sedna IV is named after Sedna, the Inuit Goddess of the Sea in honour of Inuit culture and legend.
Sedna IV has a 78,000-litre diesel reserve giving her a range of 8,500 nautical miles (20,000 km). She is also equipped
with 700 square metres of sailcloth. In 2002, Sedna IV completed a successful transit of the Northwest Passage from
East to West, and in 2005 the vessel wintered over in Antarctica. Onboard high-precision scientific equipment can
be used by the crew to gather, compile and analyze data to fulfill the expedition’s scientific research program. The
schooner is also connected to the World via satellite, enabling Canadians from Sea to Sea to Sea to become virtual
mariners. An onboard media studio makes her a high-tech floating communications platform.
Sedna IV is the perfect vessel for the SEA3 Expedition, and will serve as a great symbol of discovery and adventure for
Canadians during Canada 2017
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SEA3 PARTNERS
SEA3 will collaborate with a variety of leading Canadian organizations to share information, organize partner activities
and events, and inspire and educate Canadians. SEA3 will leverage and enhance the Canada 150 activities of national
partners, by drawing greater attention and showing their importance nationally and internationally.
To date, the SEA3 program has received strong support and expressions of interest from a broad variety of partners
and supporters. The following contains an overview of the SEA3 partners, categorized by Core, Synergy and Support
partners.
SEA3’s core partners will be involved in multiple aspects of the SEA3 program and invest significant resources in
different SEA3 program areas.
Synergy partners play a key role in the development and execution of the SEA3 Program by providing direction, people
and content, as well as supporting and organizing events. SEA3 and its synergy partners will cross promote each others
initiatives, projects and programs and broaden the reach of each others education and outreach efforts, and in many
cases integrate activities.
Support partners will provide key financial and in-kind support for the SEA3 Program.
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CORE PARTNERS
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Partnership in SEA3 will support the RCMP to include Canada’s Arctic in its Canada
150 celebrations. Members of the RCMP will be invited to join legs of the SEA3
Expedition. The expedition program will highlight the rich heritage of the RCMP from
Sea to Sea to Sea, including the historic voyage of the RCMP vessel St. Roch through
the North West Passage. The RCMP will play a key role in the organization and
execution of the celebratory departure, community and home coming events.
Canadian Coast Guard (tbc)
The Canadian Coast Guard and its rich history can play a key role in the SEA3
Program. The SEA3 Expedition could have ceremonial Rendezvous’ with Coast
Guard vessels in each of Canada’s oceans within the framework of the Coast Guard’s
Canada 150 celebrations. These Rendezvous would be featured prominently in
the SEA3 and Canada 2017 communications and are opportunities to highlight the
important and invaluable work of the great Canadian Coast Guard.
Royal Canadian Navy (tbc)
The Royal Canadian Navy would be an important partner in the SEA3 Program.
Opportunities include have the SEA3 expedition rendezvous with Navy vessels
en route and visit sites such as the Canadian Forces Station St. John’s as part
of the expedition’s visit to St. Johns, Newfoundland. The SEA3 Expedition can
welcome several naval service members of the Royal Canadian Navy among its
crew members. In addition Royal Canadian Sea Cadets can have the opportunity
to join legs of the SEA3 Expedition. The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets could run a
nation wide competition to identify the best candidates for this opportunity. The
cadets, as well as the naval service members will have the opportunity to share their
experiences within the Royal Canadian Navy as well as through the SEA3 media and
communications channels, reinforcing the positive image of the Royal Canadian
Navy across Canada.
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Canadian Rangers (tbc)
The Canadian Rangers would be an important partner in the SEA3 Program. The
SEA3 Program can showcase the role and importance of the Canadian Rangers
to Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast through its interactive media site
and through events. The SEA3 Expedition could visit the headquarters of the 5th
Canadian Ranger Patrol Group in Gander, Newfoundland and/or the 4th Canadian
Ranger Patrol Group in Victoria, BC. En route the SEA3 expedition can meet with
local Rangers and showcase their work. The SEA3 Expedition can celebrate the
Canadian Rangers by welcoming several Rangers and/or Junior Canadian Rangers
among its crew.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
ITK is the national voice of 55,000 Inuit living in 53 communities across the Inuvialuit
Settlement Region (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec),
and Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador), land claims regions. ITK is a longstanding
partner of the SOI Founation and is SEA3’s core partner representing the voice
of the Inuit, the largest People in Canada’s Arctic. ITK will contribute knowledge,
expertise and the Inuit voice to the SEA3 Program, promote the program in
Canada’s Inuit communities and support SEA3 in the recruitment of Inuit leaders,
elders and youth as participants in the SEA3 expedition. The SEA3 Program will
be a key platform to inform Canadians about modern life in the North and the
importance of Inuit culture, language, traditional knowledge and practices, as well as
education, health, infra structure and economic development.
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Parks Canada
The SEA3 Program will allow Parks Canada to show-case many of Canada’s most
remote and beautiful National Parks, and the important role that National Parks
have played and continue to play in our nation’s history and identity. Parks
Canada will host the SEA3 Expedition in National Parks and Historic Sites along the
expedition route, such as Forrilon National Park, Signal Hill, Mingan Islands, Torngat
Mountains National Park, L’Anse aux Meadows, Auyuittuq National Park, Sirmilik
National Park, Kekerten Island, Beechey Island, Kiusta Village, Gwaii Haanas National
Park Reserve, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve etc. Parks Canada will contribute to
the on-line education modules and Parks Canada employees will join the Expedition
team and contribute their knowledge and expertise to the Program. The SEA3
Program and Parks Canada will collaborate closely in cross promotion of each
other’s Canada 150 initiatives. This will build on the existing, successful partnership
between Parks Canada and the Students on Ice Foundation.
Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS)
The SEA3 Expedition’s visit to the new Canadian High Arctic Research Station in
Cambridge Bay in its official year of opening will be one of the highlights of the
SEA3 Program. The countdown to the official opening of CHARS will be featured
prominently in SEA3’s on-line and social media and in other communications by the
SEA3 Program and its partners. CHARS will contribute to the SEA3 on-line education
modules and employees of CHARS will contribute their knowledge and expertise to
the Program. CHARS will also be one of the partners that supports the participation
of young Canadians on the SEA3 expedition.
Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN)
CMN will be one of SEA3‘s core knowledge, expertise and outreach partners. CMN
scientists will join the expedition and conduct various research projects along the
way. Based on its expertise in the development of innovative ways to engage the
public, CMN and the Alliance of Natural History Museums will lead the development
of the SEA3 Hubs and will host a custom high capacity hub, adding to the appeal
and live content of its new Arctic Gallery in Ottawa. SEA3 will collaborate with the
CMN on the opening of this new Arctic Gallery in 2017.
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Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre is a self-supporting, non-profit
society and one of Canada’s leading institutions in effecting the conservation of
aquatic life through display, communication, public programming and education,
research and direct action.
The Vancouver Aquarium (VA) will contribute its expertise on the Pacific Coast
and the Arctic Region and deliver several scientists as participants in the SEA3
Expedition. The VA will showcase the SEA3 expedition in its school programs events
and social media, with an overall reach of several million people annually. SEA3 will
contribute to VA’s Canadian Rangers Ocean Watch sampling program and take at
least one of the student participants in VA’s award-winning Ikaarvik program on
board.
Nunavut Research Institute
The Nunavut Research institute will host the SEA3 Expedition in its new
headquarters in Iqaluit that were recently constructed with funding through
the Government of Canada’s Arctic Research Infrastructure Fund. The Nunavut
Research Institute will contribute its expertise to the SEA3 program and will play a
key role in identifying leading scientists and young Inuk researchers for the Nunavut
legs of the expedition.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF)
CWF is our nation’s largest conservation charity with a mission and vision focused on
advancing conservation ethic as a Canadian value while protecting our wildlife and
habitat for the use and enjoyment of all. CWF will contribute to the SEA3 Program
through content for the on-line education modules and showcasing the SEA3
Program in their publications and communications. Building on a strong foundation
of award winning magazines, Project Wild training and Hinterland Who’s Who and
more recently their popular Wild Family Nature Clubs, Wild Migration and Wild
Spaces programs, they can assist to deliver pedagogically sound, developmentally
appropriate, bilingual programs at a national level. CWF presently have around
750,000 supporters from all territories and provinces. Last year the Financial Post
recognised CWF as one of the top 25 charities in Canada and one of only two
environmental charities to be recognised (the other being the Nature Conservancy).
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)
The SEA3 program will work with the CCA to identify emerging and acclaimed
Canadian Artists to join the SEA3 expedition. The CCA will promote the opportunity
to join the SEA3 expedition in its networks, broadcast the experiences of
the selected artists during the expedition through its social media and other
communications channels and provide a platform to the artists to promote their art.
The CCA will partner with the SEA3 Program in promoting SEA3 Arts Exhibits and
CCA exhibits showcasing the creative works of participating artists as inspired by
their participation and experience from Sea to Sea to Sea.
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Community Foundations of Canada
Community Foundations of Canada represents 191 community foundations across
the country. Canada’s community foundations aim to build community vitality across
the country by building endowment funds to ensure vital futures for communities,
by granting funds to the widest possible range of organizations and initiatives
and by bringing people together to stimulate new ideas, build participation and
strengthen community philanthropy.
Community Foundations of Canada will contribute to the SEA3 Program by
recruiting and funding 100 youth from every Province and Territory in Canada
to participate in the SOI Foundation’s “Canada 150 Youth Expedition”. The SEA3
Expedition and the SOI Foundation’s Canada 150 Youth Expedition will rendezvous
in the North West Passage. Following their involvement in the Canada 150 Youth
Expedition, Community Foundations of Canada will leverage its communication
channels to promote the SEA3 Program across Canada.
TakingITGlobal (TIG)
TIG is a charitable non-governmental organization focusing on global issues by
promoting awareness and engagement among global youth. TIG will contribute to
the development of SEA3’s interactive media strategy, the online education modules
and the outreach campaign through e.g. TIGs Global Encounters video conference
program to connect schools across the country with students and experts before,
during, and after the expedition. TIG will also contribute its Explore150 mobile app
to support students’ engagement in cultural, natural, and historic sites ahead of and
during the expedition.
SOI Foundation and TIG are considering co-developing and publishing a SEA3 Action
Guide as one of the major ‘legacy’ results of the SEA3 Program. TIG’s guides have
had over 2 million downloads.
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Royal Canadian Geographic Society (RCGS)
The SEA3 Expedition will carry the RCGS Flag from Sea to Sea to Sea. As part of its
Canada 150 activities, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society is also planning
an Arctic Acts of Sovereignty Expedition which proposes to visit geographical
sites related to important symbolic claims, celebrating the origins of Canada’s
sovereignty over the Arctic. The expedition, encompassing Inuit and other northern
Canadians, and southern Canadians alike, will visit these historic places that also
speak so eloquently to the physical geography of Canada’s north, and its human
geography. SEA3 and the RCGS will cross promote activities. SEA3 will visit several
of the identified sovereignty sites thus assisting with the mission. RCGS will use its
network of 14,500 classroom educators and use live stream and social media to
enable schoolchildren across Canada to follow the project. The expedition will also
be the subject of a special issue of Canadian Geographic, and its French-language
counterpart Geographica. Supported by these resources, the expedition will build a
deeper understanding of Canada, its peoples, and its exceptional Arctic places. It will
help infuse the celebrations of Canada’s 150 with an understanding of how Canada
came to exercise sovereignty over it’s Arctic territory.
Students on Ice – Canada 150 Youth Expedition
In collaboration with the Community Foundations of Canada, Students on Ice will
execute a dedicated Canada 150 Youth Expedition. This expedition will bring 120
students and 80 leading educators, scientists, artists, business leaders, and elders
from across Canada for a life changing 2-week voyage to the Canadian Arctic. The
education program and the education team will be designed in accordance with the
five education and outreach themes of the SEA3 Program. Highlight of the Canada
150 Youth Expedition will be a rendezvous with the SEA3 Expedition in the North
West Passage.
The meet-up with the SEA3 Expedition will be featured prominently in the
communications plan for the Canada 150 Youth Expedition. SOI’s expeditions
annually reach an audience of over two million Canadians.
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SYNERGY PARTNERS
Arctic Research
Foundation
Rideau Hall
Foundation
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SUPPORT PARTNERS
The following Support partners have currently been identified:
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Federal Government partners can include the National Capital Commission (NCC), the Canadian Polar
Commission, Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC), Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),
Department of Fisheries & Oceans, National Research Council, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada
(NRCAN), Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP), Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian Space Agency, and
Canadian Rangers.
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Provincial, Territorial and Municipal Government partners will include the Yukon, Northwest Territories,
Nunavut, Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and British Columbia, and
possibly Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Potential city partners include Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Montreal,
Quebec City, Charlottetown, St. John’s, Iqaluit, Victoria and Vancouver
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Northern Aboriginal Organization partners can include Gwichin Council, Inuit Circumpolar Council,
Athabascan Council, Makivik Corporation, Kakivak Association, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, and others.
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Community and non-profit partners can include Canadian public and private Foundations such as the EJLB
Foundation, Salamander Foundation, Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, Weston Foundation, Leacross
Foundation.
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Private sector partners can include industry associations and corporations in various sectors. In the resource
sector companies like Baffinland and Shell Canada have shown interest and Teck, Diavik, De Beers, Syncrude, and
Suncor are other potential partners; in the retail sector the Hudson Bay Company and the North West store are
interested; in the shipping sector FEDNAV is one of the SOI Foundation’s existing partners. In the IT sector Google
has shown interest. From the finance sector, all of the major banks including TD, Royal Bank, Scotiabank, and Bank
of Montreal have a stake in the north. From the transport sector, Air Canada, West Jet, Canadian North and First
Air are likely partners. Business associations such as the Yukon and Yellowknife Chambers of Commerce, Nunavut
Tourism, Tourism Industry Association of Yukon, and the Northwest Territories Tourism Association, could also play
important roles.
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Educational and Scientific community partners can include research and non-profit educational
organizations such as, ArcticNet and many schools and Universities across Canada.
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Canadian philanthropists with interests in the Arctic are likely to be interested in supporting SEA3. Some
possibilities include, Haskayne, Bombardier, Rogers, Balsillie, Irving, Risley and Thomson.
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SEA3 EDUCATION
AND OUTREACH THEMES
During each of the 20 legs of the expedition the 17 expedition members will explore
five key themes through sharing by participating experts, excursions, community visits,
research, observation and conversation:
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HISTORY AND GREAT CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENTS
The SEA3 Expedition will travel to communities, cities, channels, bays, fiords, passages, coasts and islands that
have formed the backdrop to many of Canada’s most important historic events and great Canadian achievements.
Throughout the SEA3 expedition these historic events and achievements will be celebrated and promoted.
Some of the many sites and events that will be included in the SEA3 journey are:
1. War of 1812 – (Great Lakes)
2. Kingston (Ontario), Canada’s first Capital and home
of Sir John A. Macdonald
3. Quebec City (Quebec), the site of the Quebec
Conference and the Plains of Abraham
4. Rendez-vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta (Quebec City)
5. Charlottetown (PEI), the Province House, the site of
the Charlottetown Conference
6. Canada Point on Bylot Island (Nunavut), where
Captain Bernier claimed the Arctic Islands for
Canada in 1906
7. Dundas Harbour on Devon Island (Nunavut), Old
8. The sites of the Canadian Arctic Expedition
1913-17
9. Visit to the HMS Erebus wreck site (and maybe the
HMS Terror wreck site if discovered!)
10. Herschel Island (Yukon) and its place in the whaling
history of the Arctic
11. Juneau (Alaska) and its tales of the Klondike Gold
Rush
12. Prince Rupert (BC) its World War II history and the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
13. The journey of the RCMP St. Roch (1940-1942)
14. A visit to the Vancouver Maritime Museum
RCMP and Hudson’s Bay Outpost
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CANADA’S SOVEREIGNTY AND LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE ARCTIC WORLD
As the ice of the Arctic melts, a growing awareness of new challenges and opportunities has put the Arctic in the
spotlight of public consciousness and curiosity. As a result, the public wants more answers and information than ever
before. SEA3 will help showcase Canada’s leadership in the Arctic and build on the Government of Canada’s actions
and investments to assert national sovereignty over the Arctic, defend Canada’s territory, and its contributions to
development of new and appropriate management structures and methods of governance.
SEA3 will also be a platform to highlight policy and technical dialogue on the promotion of economic and social
development, protecting the environment and empowering the Peoples of the North through devolved governance.
SEA3 will enhance and grow Canada’s capacity to deliver on its domestic and international responsibilities in many
fields, from scientific to economic to cultural.
Relevant events and sites that will be included in the SEA3 journey are:
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Rendezvous with Canadian Coast Guard Vessels
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on each Coast
Visit to the Canadian High Arctic Research Station
in Cambridge Bay
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Rendezvous with Royal Canadian Navy
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Rendezvous with the 2017 Students on Ice Expedition
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Visit to the Canadian Forces Station in St. John’s
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Rendezvous with the Royal Canadian Geographic
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Visit to the Canadian Polar Continental Shelf Program
Society’s Arctic Acts of Sovereignty Expedition and
visits to several of RCGS expedition sites.
Canada’s vision for the Arctic is of a stable, rules-based region with clearly defined boundaries, dynamic
economic growth and trade, vibrant Northern communities, and healthy and productive ecosystems.” ” – Statement on Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy.
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PEOPLE OF THE NORTH
The People of the North are at the heart of the Arctic region, calling the Arctic home for millennia. SEA3 will give Canada’s Arctic
residents from Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and the Yukon a platform through which they can share
their accomplishments, stories, history and traditional knowledge with the rest of Canada during Canada 2017. SEA3 will help
to increase awareness amongst the general Canadian population about challenges and opportunities facing the northern
population of Canada and celebrate past and present accomplishments, history, current challenges and opportunities for the
future. SEA3 will also provide a platform to help further the social and economic sustainability of Canada’s Arctic.
Highlights that will be included in the SEA3 journey are:
1. Visits to numerous Arctic and Inuit communities,
Cambridge Bay, Pond Inlet, Kugluktuk, Pangnirtung
including Nain, Iqaluit, Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq,
and Gjoa Haven, and five of the largest zoos and
Isabella Bay, Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Milne Inlet,
aquariums in Southern Canada (Assiniboine Park
Dundas Harbour, Arctic Bay, Beechey Island, Resolute
Zoo, Aquarium du Québec, Eco museum Zoo,
Bay, Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Sachs
Vancouver Aquarium, Toronto Zoo). Winner of the
Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Herschel Island.
2013 Arctic Inspiration Prize.
2. Torngat Mountains National Park, an award winning
6. FOXY a community-based participatory action
example of successful co-management by the
research project. Winner of the 2014 Arctic
Nunatsiavut Government, the Nunavik (Quebec Inuit)
Inspiration Prize.
Government, and Parks Canada
3. Radstock Bay & Beechey Island – archeological
7. The AVATIVUT Program, which involves Inuit high
school students from 14 communities across Nunavik
sites for the Thule culture as well as for the Franklin
in community-based environmental monitoring while
expedition
providing the opportunity for hands-on student
4. Nunavut Arctic College, Cambridge Bay (Nunavut)
5. Ikaarvik: From Barriers to Bridges: a program
dedicated to establishing lasting relationships
learning on topics including Inuit culture and climate
change
8. Baffinland Mine site in Milne Inlet
between the five Northern communities of
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CANADA’S COASTAL AND OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
Canada’s coastal and ocean environments are home to some of the world’s richest and most diverse eco-systems in
the world. These eco-systems provide Aboriginal Coastal peoples and many other Canadians with rich food sources
and many other resources. In recent years Canada’s coastal and ocean environments are being affected by events
that significantly impact their unique and fragile ecosystems. SEA3 will showcase the beauty and diversity of Canada’s
coastal and ocean environments. It will also raise awareness of a range of national and international efforts to research
and address the causes and effects of environmental challenges and contribute to raising support for these efforts.
Highlights that will be included in the SEA3 journey are:
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Numerous wildlife encounters with whales, dolphins,
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Tarium Niryutait
polar bears, narwhals, walrus and other large land
and sea mammals
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Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Migratory Bird
Convention, together with the Canadian Wildlife Service
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Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Reserve
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Over 30 National Parks and Historic Sites including:
Marine Protected Areas, e.g. Eastport, Gilbert Bay,
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Baffinland Mine
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The Niginganiq National Wildlife Area (Isabella Bay), a
specialised sanctuary for bowhead whales
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The Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP)
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Canada High Arctic Research Station (CHARS)
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Beaufort Sea
Meadows, Auyuittuq National Park, Sirmilik National
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The Vancouver Aquarium
Park, Kekerten Island, Beechey Island, Kiusta Village,
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Vancouver Maritime Museum
Forrilon National Park, Signal Hill, Mingan Islands,
Torngat Mountains National Park, L’Anse aux
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Gulf Islands
National Park Reserve etc.
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CANADA’S CULTURES, ARTS AND MUSIC
Canada’s coasts are home to the countries oldest cultures and to some of the most vibrant arts communities. Canada’s
oceans, coasts and waterways have always been and continue to be great sources of inspiration for arts and music. The
SEA3 expedition will showcase and celebrate Canada’s cultural diversity and the best arts and music the country has
to offer. SEA3 will invite artists and musicians from all distinct Canadian cultural groups, including Canada’s aboriginal
peoples, and aim to inspire them to create original artworks during or following the expedition. Their creative process
and their art will be shared with Canadians across the country during and after the SEA3 expedition.
In addition, the SEA3 expedition will visit key cultural events and sites along its journey.
Highlights that will be included in the SEA3 journey are:
1. The cultural centers of major communities along
the expedition route, such as Toronto, Montreal,
Quebec City, Charlottetown, St. Johns, Victoria and
Vancouver;
2. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (ON)
3. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – Quebec and
Canadian Arts Collection, Montreal (QC)
4. Fogo Island (Newfoundland)
5. The New Torngâsok Cultural Centre in Nain
(Nunatsiavut, Labrador)
6. Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit (Nunavut)
7. Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association in Iqaluit
(Nunavut)
8. The Pangnirtung Print Shop in Pangnirtung
(Nunavut)
9. Haida Heritage Center, Haida Gwaii (British
Columbia)
10. Museum of Anthropology (Vancouver)
11. Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (Vancouver)
12. Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Vancouver)
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INVOLVING CANADIANS
The SEA3 program will involve Canadians from Coast to Coast to Coast in the following ways:
RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE SEA3 EXPEDITION
SOI Foundation and its partners will recruit participants in the SEA3 Expedition through various processes, such as
public competitions, public nominations and through invitation.
For each of the 20 legs, 17 SEA3 team members will have the opportunity to be part of the expedition crew. The
target participant breakdown is the following: 2 Scientists, 2 Artists, 2 Youth, 2 NGO’s, 2 Industry representatives, 2
Government representatives, 2 Celebrated Canadians, 2 Media representatives and 1 Musician.
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SEA3 INTERACTIVE MEDIA STRATEGY
The SEA3 interactive media strategy will be the public’s key source of information about the SEA3 Program. Through
the SEA3 interactive media strategy Canadians can follow the expedition, watch expedition film footage, learn about
the historic sites, events and other program items of the expedition, get to know the members of the expedition team,
listen to podcasts, read expedition blogs, sign-up for twitter updates etc. In addition the SEA3 Program will use social
networking and online chat to provide rapid responses to curious Canadians and leverage other online resources by
providing comprehensive links to educational resources and calendar events, an online library, chat sessions between
youth in the south and north, interactive maps and mapping exercises, among other activities.
Traffic to the SEA3’s interactive media site will be generated through a national media and social media campaign and
through web sites of the SEA3 partners.
ONLINE EDUCATION MODULES
A series of online education modules will be developed following the framework of the five SEA3 Program themes.
These education modules will be designed for use in elementary and high school classes throughout the country.
SEA3 will collaborate with partners including RGCS, TIG, CWF, CMN and others to develop education programming and
outreach.
In combination with the SEA3 interactive media site and other SEA3 partner resources, these education modules will
form a powerful tool for Canadian teachers to engage their students in developing a deeper understanding of Canada,
its people and what it means to be Canadian.
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SEA3 HUBS
The SEA3 program will have hubs in every province and territory. The hubs will be placed in public venues and will
provide an eye-catching overview of the SEA3 Program as well as an interactive screen through which the public can
access the SEA3 interactive media site.
Examples of key locations for the SEA3 hubs are:
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Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa
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Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland
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Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver
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Nunavut Research Institute, Iqaluit
Through partnership with the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada, there is the opportunity to have a SEA3
hub placed in the 15 associated Provincial and Territorial Natural History Museums across Canada.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
SEA3 will launch events in key locations along the way to engage Canadians and celebrate each step of the journey. The
SEA3 Events will include a send-off event in Toronto, a homecoming event in Vancouver and numerous celebrations in
between during community visits (see map for potential stops).
Community visits will include formal receptions featuring regionally celebrated leaders across disciplines; innovations
and regional accomplishments; visits to local historic and heritage sites; and visits to tour the Sedna IV to name a few.
MEDIA STRATEGY
SEA3 and its partners will leverage Canada’s local, national and on-line media outlets to highlight every step of the
journey and help develop national pride among Canadians for their communities and country. There is also an
opportunity to include Canada 150’s media partners for ongoing coverage of the journey.
In addition, all SEA3 program partners will use their websites, newsletters and social media to involve Canadians in the
SEA3 program.
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
A feature documentary will be made of the entire SEA3 Expedition and released nationally through partner-hosted
events. The documentary will be made available to the Canadian and international public through the SEA3 interactive
media site, as well as through partner websites. During expedition, short videos will be disseminated from coast to
coast to coast.
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ORGANIZATION
AND LEADERSHIP OF SEA3
The SEA3 Program will be led by the Students on Ice Foundation, an award-winning registered charitable organization
in Canada. This organization based in Ottawa-Gatineau is the ideal organization to lead the SEA3 Program.
STUDENTS ON ICE FOUNDATION
Since 1999, Students on Ice (SOI) is a respected Canadian and global leader and pioneer in education and expeditions.
The award-winning organization has taken 2,500 students, teachers, scientists, elders, artists and leaders to the Arctic
and Antarctic on more than 30 educational expeditions and has been involved in many other national and international
outreach and education initiatives.
The SOI Foundation has significant experience developing and leading national level programs, such as the 2014
Expedition Arctic virtual museum website, developed in collaboration with CMN, the 2012 Polar Educators Workshop as
part of the International Polar Year Conference in Montreal and the 2008 Polar Perspectives Speakers Series and Youth
Forums.
In the period 2002-2004 the SOI Foundation was part owner of the Sedna IV and used the vessel several times for its
educational expeditions. Since 2009 the SOI Foundation owns and operates its own polar expedition sailing vessel,
the Arctic Tern I, which successfully completed the 4 month “Sailing to Siku” Arctic Expedition in collaboration with the
World Wildlife Fund.
Since its inception, the SOI Foundation has established significant and strong partnerships across the country with
the Federal Government of Canada, Provincial and Territorial Governments, the Education sector, leading non-profit
organizations, foundations and the private sector.
The SOI Foundation is supported by a high-profile Board of Advisors, chaired by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and
including Dr. Don Walsh, Dr. Fred Roots, Mr. Peter Mansbridge and Ms. Eira Thomas amongst its members.
In 2003, Students on Ice received NSERC’s Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion in Canada. During the
International Polar Year 2007-08, Students on Ice was endorsed by the IPY Joint Committee, and worked closely with
the Canadian IPY Federal Program Office. In 2005, the program received the prestigious Citation of Merit from The
Explorers Club.
Founder and Executive Director of Students on Ice, Mr. Geoff Green, will be the expedition leader for SEA3. Geoff was
awarded the Order of Canada in 2012. In 2015, he was voted one of the top 100 Canadian Explorers by the Royal
Canadian Geographical Society. Geoff served as a member of Canada’s National Committee for the IPY, which received
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the 2010 Royal Canadian Geographic Society medal. He was also selected as one of the Top 25 Transformational
Canadians by the Globe and Mail, CTV, and La Presse. Geoff was also honoured with an Inuktitut name by the
Commissioner of Nunavut in 2010.
Geoff has sailed through the Northwest Passage three times, and has led over 120 expeditions in the Arctic and
Antarctic, as well as to other remote parts of the globe. He is widely regarded as one of the most respected expedition
leaders in the World.
SEA3 STEERING COMMITTEE
The SOI Foundation will instate a SEA3 Program Steering Committee to provide strategic guidance to the development
of the SEA3 program. The SEA3 Steering Committee will be composed of representatives of SEA3’s core partners,
celebrated Canadians and key stakeholders to ensure that all voices and interests are represented. This will include
northern communities, Indigenous peoples, academics, scientists, business people, entrepreneurs, artists, leaders and
youth. Relevant provincial, territorial and federal government officials can also hold positions on the board.
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
SEA3 will be staffed as follows:
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Program Director, responsible for the overall supervision of the SEA3 Program and management of Partner
Relations. Reporting to the Executive Director of the SOI Foundation.
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Events and Logistics Manager, responsible for organizing SEA3 expedition logistics and the events during
the SEA3 expedition
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Communications Manager, responsible for the SEA3 website, planning and execution of the communications
strategy, maintaining synergy between communication efforts of SEA3 partners and media relations.
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Two Program Assistants, responsible for supporting the Program Director and the Events and Logistics Manager.
The SOI Foundation Office team, including the Director of Development, the Finance Manager and the Education
Manager will provide support to the SEA3 team.
The SOI Foundation’s headquarters are based in the Natural Heritage Campus of the Canadian Museum of Nature in
Gatineau, Quebec. These headquarters provide the perfect location and facility for the SEA3 operations.
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TESTIMONIALS AND ENDORSEMENTS
“We congratulate Students on Ice on 15 years of inspiring young people about the environment and the Polar Regions.
Our partnership benefits both of our organisations, and we will continue to share our expertise with SOI through handon discovery and interpretation of the diversity of our polar regions.”
Meg Beckel,
Executive Director of the Canadian Museum of Nature
“It’s with pleasure that the Makivik Corporation partners with the great work of the Students On Ice Foundation. I can’t
think of a more rewarding way of spending time out on the land and sea and absorbing the wealth of information the
adventure brings with it for our young people. “
Jobie Tukkiapik,
President of Makivik
“Students on Ice Arctic Expedition offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for youth, from both the north and south, to
become engaged in the discussion and decisions about the future of the Arctic. What better place to do it than on a
journey through the Arctic? Will we continue to react to events as they unfold, or will we be leaders in the race to chart
the region’s economic, environmental and cultural future?”
Ed Struzik,
Award-winning Arctic journalist and author
“Over the past 15 years, Students on Ice has benefited the Arctic, its people, and youth worldwide in profound and
unique ways. SOI reminds each of us that we need to get involved for the sake of our planet.”
H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco,
Honorary Chair of the Students on Ice Foundation
“Students on Ice is an outstanding educational program. Just one of their shipboard expeditions to the Polar Regions
equals two or three academic courses in a traditional university setting. The Arctic and Antarctic are where major
changes in our global environment are first being seen. I am proud and honoured to participate in this unique
shipboard program.”
Captain Don Walsh, PhD
Honorary President, Explorers Club, Presidential & NASA Advisor
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