Senior Climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Bio
David has been employed with Environment Canada's weather service for 50 years. He has published several books, papers, and reports, including a book on The Climates of Canada, and two bestsellers The Day Niagara Falls Ran Dry and Blame It on the Weather. He was the originator and author of the Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar. David frequently appears on national radio and television as a commentator on weather and climate matters. He has been awarded the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals and has twice received the Public Service Merit Award. David is the recipient of three honorary doctorates from the universities of Waterloo and Windsor and Nipissing University. In 2001, David was named to the Order of Canada.