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Claire Martin BSc (born '''Claire Morehen''' in the United Kingdom ) is a Meteorologist who is currently a national Television Weather Presenter with CBC Television in Canada . She is a niece of Barbara Edwards, who in 1974 became the BBC 's first female weather presenter in the UK . EDUCATION AND CAREER Claire Martin received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Math and Physics, specialising in Meteorology from the University Of Reading in the United Kingdom . Subsequently she joined the UK Met Office to provide forecasts for the Ministry of Defense in Cardiff , Wales . She moved to Canada in July 1989 and worked at Environment Canada since 1990 . Seeking improved career prospects at Environment Canada, she enrolled at the University Of Alberta in Edmonton in 1993. She earned her second Bachelors of Science in 1995 . After further work with Environment Canada, she became a staff meteorologist and Weather Presenter for ITV (now Global Television Edmonton) in August 1996. In 2005, she moved from Edmonton to join CBC Television 's news operations in Toronto . CBC introduced nationally-televised weather features at that time for its news programs '' The National '' and '' Canada Now ''. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION The International Weather Festival awarded Claire Martin the honour of "Best Weather Presenter in the World" in 2000, 2001 and 2003. The festival is produced annually by meteorologists and broadcast weather presenters from various nations and has been supported by the World Meteorological Organization . EXTERNAL LINKS
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