Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Monday, February 23, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the forecasted weather. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours due to the weather and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO). If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Monday February 23, 2026 @ 5:55 am)

Acadia Physics Alumnus Appointed at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.

Chalk River, ON - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has appointed Dr Robert Walker as senior vice-president responsible for its nuclear laboratories. The appointment is effective November 15, 2010.

Dr Walker's will lead AECL's research and development efforts in physics, metallurgy, chemistry, biology and engineering. He will also guide the nuclear laboratories through AECL's restructuring to maintain the laboratories as one of the world's foremost nuclear research facilities.

"Robert's strong academic credentials, combined with his extensive public policy and laboratory operations experience, make him uniquely suited for the nuclear laboratories," says Hugh MacDiarmid, AECL's president and CEO.

Dr Walker received his NDC designation from the National Defence College and earned a BSc in physics from Acadia University. He also holds an MEng in engineering physics and a PhD in electrical engineering from McMaster University. He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Currently he serves as assistant deputy minister (ADM), science and technology of the Department of National Defence, and the chief executive officer of defence R&D Canada.

Source - http://www.labcanada.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000382905

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