Researchers:

Whitney Lackenbauer, Ph.D., Department of History, St. Jerome’s University
Telephone: 519-884-8110 ext.233 (call collect) Fax: 519-884-5759
Email: pwlacken@watarts.uwaterloo.ca.

Matthew Farish, Ph.D., Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Telephone: 416-978-6671 (call collect) Fax: 416-946-3886
Email: farish@geog.utoronto.ca.

You are invited to participate in our study entitled “The DEW Line: A History.” Please read this webpage carefully, and feel free to ask any questions that you might have.

This research project explores the history of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line. The researchers intend to interview people who served on the line, were involved with its operations, or lived in northern communities near DEW Line stations. If you were involved or affected by the DEW Line, we would like to discuss with you your participation, role, and insights on any aspect of the DEW Line. We are interested in any observations and experiences you may wish to share. This interview may be conducted by email, by telephone, or, if circumstances permit, in person.

If you agree to volunteer, please send us an email with your name and contact information, as well as a brief description of your involvement with the DEW Line. Please also indicate if you would like us to call you by phone or email you.

There are no anticipated risks from your voluntary participation in this study. You may decline to answer any questions that you do not wish to answer and you can withdraw your participation at any time. If you wish to provide information and remain anonymous, I will simply cite the source of the information you provide as “anonymous interview.” This anonymity may pertain to entire interviews, or specific portions of interviews. Specific information may be provided on a strictly confidential basis for background only, and will not be attributed in presentations or publications.

This study will help current and future generations to better understand the DEW Line and the impacts of militarism on society and on northern regions in particular.

If you have any questions concerning the study, please feel free to ask at any point; you are also free to contact the researchers at the numbers provided above if you have questions at a later time. This study has been reviewed and received ethics through the University of Waterloo Office of Research Ethics in [DATE]. However, the final decision about participation is yours. If you have any comments or concerns resulting from your participation in this study, please contact Dr. Susan Sykes of this office at (519) 888-4567 Ext. 6005 or by email at ssykes@uwaterloo.ca. Out of town participants may call collect.

The researcher will distribute results of this study to participants through this website.