The Phytoremediation Pilot Project is a collaborative effort between Aya Kitchens and Landscape Architect Pete North to create a buffer system that will stabilize soil contamination left by historic industrial activity at 1551 Catepillar Rd., Mississauga. The site borders the Little Etobicoke Creek, a tributary to the Etobicoke Creek and designated a Significant Natural Area, […]

This project will assist Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor) and Fort Mckay First Nation bring a Suncor mine site back to its original ecological state and environmental functions. To best achieve this, Fort Mckay First Nation and Suncor will work together to ensure the new restored site will support the traditional practices of Fort Mckay First […]

The focus of this proposal is on ‘TouchTimes’, a new and potentially powerful digital technology for understanding multiplication. I want to explore processes by which students can reflect meaningfully on their experiences of using ‘TouchTimes’, in order to support their learning. The issue I am concerned with is whether a process of writing about their […]

The purpose of this project is to assist a community non-profit organisation to build a comprehensive plan to evaluate its poverty reduction initiatives and activities. The agency partners with other non-profit agencies as well as with government partners, other stakeholders, and persons with lived/living experience. The purpose of the project is also to develop a […]

Le séjour de recherche s’insère au sein d’un projet de thèse qui s’intéresse au rôle des fonctions exécutives dans la régulation du stress et sera composé de deux axes. Le premier évalue la faisabilité et l’efficacité d’un programme d’entraînement des fonctions exécutives réalisé récemment à l’Université de Montréal auprès de 66 participants âgés de plus […]

Cette recherche s’intéresse à la compréhension des dynamiques de transitions numériques de divers secteurs de la vie économique et plus particulièrement à la transition numérique dans les industries culturelles (incluant les médias). Nous nous intéressons également aux processus d’élaboration des politiques en matière de soutien aux industries culturelles et des médias qui sont fortement affectées […]

Global climate change represents a grand challenge for society, and the risk for Canada’s ski tourism economy is no exception. Climate change impacts on ski tourism’s profitability will have far-reaching consequences for sport, employment, culture, real estate, and community economic development in Canada’s tourism-dependent rural and mountain communities, yet there is currently no analysis on […]

Se représenter ce qu’est l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pose trois problèmes : 1- le mot contient « intelligence » et ce terme est connoté, flou, et toujours matière à débat. 2- l’IA sert à prendre des décisions, ce n’est pas une fonction qu’on laisse à n’importe qui dans nos états de droits et nos démocraties libérales. […]

Food security is a growing concern in communities across Canada, along with a host of other challenges impacting the health and equity outcomes of our food system. Municipalities, whether big or small, find themselves at the front lines of these issues and there is growing recognition of the potential for municipalities to play a leading […]

Le stage de recherche sera fait avec le Nihtaauchin – Chisasibi center for sustainability (NCCS), un OSBL voué au renforcement de l’autonomie dans la communauté cri de Chisasibi via différents projets durables qui combine l’innovation et l’expertise Eeyou (crie) d’une manière qui respecte et profite à la nation crie de Chisasibi. Au cours des trois […]

This project seeks to build on existing research regarding the current challenges in social innovation work in Alberta, as articulated in Alberta Social Innovation (ABSI) Connect’s 2016 Report on the Future of Social Innovation. To accomplish this, the intern will interview people in Edmonton who are from multiple marginalized identities (e.g. racialized, identifying as a […]

In response to the number of residents at Louis Brier Home living with dementia, this project seeks to implement environmental modifications to support resident orientation (specifically related to the hallways and door frames). Based on the data analysis from the observations and focus groups, recommendations will be made for modest physical environmental modifications to promote […]