My research explores the relationships between land use land cover (LULC) change and local perceptions of natural resources (built on traditional ecological knowledge) in Lào Cai Province, Vietnam. Vietnam’s mountainous uplands are home to over 5.2 million ethnic minority individuals, yet there is little research on their land use decision-making processes. How policy interacts with […]

The structural use of timber in North America is largely limited to low-value commodity products used in low-rise residential light-frame construction. There exists, however, much greater potential for timber to be used as a structural material. One solution involves the notion of “mass-timber” such as cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. The prospect of building larger timber […]

Atmospheric acid emissions are increasing in north coastal British Columbia from increased metallurgical smelting, marine fossil fuel transport, and development of liquefied natural gas. Acid deposition can cause episodic acidification of streams when acidic compounds are flushed into streams after snowmelt and precipitation events over hours to weeks. Many salmon-bearing coastal streams are likely sensitive […]

Atmospheric acid emissions are increasing in north coastal British Columbia from increased metallurgical smelting, marine fossil fuel transport, and development of liquefied natural gas. Acid deposition can cause episodic acidification of streams when acidic compounds are flushed into streams after snowmelt and precipitation events over hours to weeks. Many salmon-bearing coastal streams are likely sensitive […]

The Mount Polley tailings impoundment failure released 24 million m3 of mine-influenced water and sediment into the surrounding watershed. The scale of this spill is unprecedented in BC history, and the effects on current and future ecosystems are unknown. Of paramount concern is the containment of toxic metal-containing compounds that threaten aquatic life. My research […]

Le site minier Doyon possède des centaines d’hectares couverts de tonnes de résidus miniers. Vu l’impact majeur des déchets miniers sur l’environnement, le MDDEP oblige, par des lois, la restauration de ces sites. Le Centre Jardin Lac Pelletier (CJLP) et le CTRI ont développé des techniques de restauration de sites miniers en valorisant la MOR […]

La forêt boréale renferme un important stock de carbone organique dans le sol, considéré comme le plus grand réservoir terrestre de carbone au niveau planétaire. Ce stock de carbone s’est accumulé sous l’effet combiné du climat (e.g. la température et les précipitations), des feux et de la végétation Les changements estimés dans le climat et […]

The Honna River is the drinking water source for the Village of Queen Charlotte (pop. 950), and is also important salmon habitat. Sediment from unpaved forest roads near the river may be entering the channel in significant quantities, reducing water quality. In two previous internships, intern David Reid implemented a channel reach-scale study of all […]

ln Situ Recovery (ISR) mining is used for about 47% of uranium mining globally. Regulations on restoration of mined aquifers require a return to pre-mining baseline water quality conditions, or conditions where the risk of human exposure is as low as reasonably achievable. Determining the attenuating capacity of down-gradient aquifer solids is key to quantifying […]

PPLCONNECT believes that users should be able to continue their conversations cross-device. Today the user is forced to have multiple identities for the various types of calling services, like VoIP, their Landline and their mobile number. Using the cloud to build a virtual Smartphone PPLCONNECT helps centralize for the user, one place to access and […]

The project consists in devising a method to quantitatively describe textural features of ores; these features may include mineral composition, grain size and shape, spatial distribution, etc. Equally important is relating these features to the performance observed when processing the ores. The foreseen deliverable is a tool to predict ore processing performance. The scale of […]

Au Canada, la durabilité de la foresterie est une condition obligatoire pour les entreprises qui désirent opérer sur les territoires publiques. La durabilité est aussi essentielle à l’épanouissement des communautés et des cultures autochtones qui dépendent de la forêt. Toutefois, la participation autochtone dans le secteur forestier fait face à un ensemble d’obstacles tels la […]