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Leona Dombrowsky, Ontario\u2019s minister of the environment, paid a whirlwind visit to the lab of Norman Yan, biology professor in York\u2019s Faculty of Science & Engineering, in Dorset, Ontario, recently. The minister dropped in to York\u2019s Field Laboratory for the Assessment of Multiple Ecological Stressors (FLAMES) at the ministry\u2019s Dorset Environmental Science Centre in the Muskoka Region for an inspection and update.<\/P>
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Right: From left, Leona Dombrowsky and Norman Yan chat about research at York's FLAMES laboratory.<\/STRONG><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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\"We had only one day to tidy the place up,\" Yan said of the informal 90-minute visit to meet staff and tour the lab run by Yan and a team of York students. He spent some time with the minister explaining the ongoing work at FLAMES to identify causes of long-term changes in the biota of Ontario\u2019s more than 250,000 lakes.<\/P>
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Yan said Dombrowsky appeared quite fascinated with the Daphnia, or water fleas, in the growth chambers and was pleased with the team\u2019s work exploring the impact that acid rain, ultraviolet radiation, climate change and invading species pose to the natural world. The minister\u2019s visit was a prelude to discussions between the ministry and the University on renewing funding agreements.<\/P>
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For more information on the FLAMES lab and on Yan\u2019s work, see stories in the Nov. 13, 2003<\/U><\/FONT><\/A> issue of YFile <\/I>and the Summer 2004 <\/FONT><\/A>issue of YorkU<\/EM> magazine.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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