Department of Biology

Research Centres & Field Stations


	McGILL SUB-ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION P.O. Box 790 Schefferville, Quebec CANADA GOG 2TO

Dr. Wayne Pollard, Director Department of Geography Burnside Hall 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H3A 2K6 Tel.: 514-398-4454 Fax: 514-398-7437 wayne.pollard@mcgill.ca

The McGILL SUB-ARCTIC RESEARCH STATION is located in Schefferville, Quebec, near the Labrador border. The station offers year-round (summer and winter) access to a vast lichen woodland (containing numerous lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands) and alpine tundra.MSARS has wet and dry laboratories and a small library. Trucks, snowmobiles, boats, and all-terrain vehicles are available on a rental basis. MSARS can accomodate up to 30 visitors. Room and board is $40 per day for McGill staff and students, $45 per day for individuals from other universities, and $60 per day for all others.Schefferville is serviced by regular air service from Montreal via Sept-Îles or Quebec City (Air Inuit) and by train from Sept-Îles (Tshiuetin Rail Transportation). The station is administered by Dr. W.H. Pollard.

Other Research Centres & Field Stations:

Phytotron \| Redpath Museum \| Morgan Arboretum Gault Nature Reserve \| Bellairs Research Institute Limnology Research Centre \| McGill Sub Arctic Research Station Huntsman Marine Science Centre