Cannabis, Mindfulness and Yoga

Cannabis-enhanced yoga known as “Ganja Yoga” is an ancient practice that is burgeoning in North America, providing opportunities for both the cannabis industry and the yoga industry. While there is an accumulation of anecdotal reports regarding Ganja Yoga, there is yet to be research conducted on this topic. Delineating the prevalence, motives, mechanisms, risks, and […]

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Process & Place: A study of heritage value in building deconstruction and material reuse

The proposed study expands on my ongoing research into the intersection of heritage conservation and the generation of architectural waste. Specifically, it understands the relationship between building demolition and heritage conservation to be both technically and conceptually linked. With this, the study addresses the “crisis of accumulation” both of heritage sites (Harrison, 2013) and growing […]

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Le renouvellement des outils de développement agricole et rural : une perspective par filières régionales

La recherche vise à formuler un cadre d’analyse et d’intervention destiné à soutenir le développement du domaine agricole dans les régions de l’Est-du-Québec. Cette contribution consistera 1) à l’identification des principales caractéristiques socioéconomiques de ces régions, 2) à l’analyse des difficultés rencontrées par les acteurs locaux impliqués dans le développement du secteur agroalimentaire, 3) à […]

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Human Trafficking: A Review of Germany and Canada

The proposed research is to study the policing and secularity methods used by the Canadian and German governments to combat the illegal trafficking of humans within and without sovereign nations. The current application of the Canadian justice system against trafficking has yielded alarmingly low conviction rates. Findings in Germany will stand as a comparison to […]

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Improving fisheries management of southern BC Chinook and coho salmon by understanding recreational and First Nation participation in a voluntary coded wire tag (CWT) sampling and recovery program

Salmon populations in BC have declined substantially since the 1990’s. A US/Canada Coded Wire Tag (CWT) fishery monitoring program was implemented in the 1980s to help managers understand the status of salmon populations and to make informed management decisions. Currently, the submission rate of heads by the recreational and First Nations Food, Social, and Ceremonial […]

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Grain consumption patterns, their respective nutrient contribution and related health outcomes in Canadians

More than 41 percent of field crops produced in Canada are consumed within this country. However, there is little information available about the common consumption patterns of grain-based foods among Canadians as well as the health outcomes associated with different degrees of grain-based food consumption. Using the most recent Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) released […]

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Understanding ATV Use: Improving Conservation Methods in New Brunswick, Canada

The increase of illegal All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riding on New Brunswick beaches causes concern for the integrity of sandy beaches and dune systems which are important barriers for coastal protection. These ecosystems are home to a variety of species including the endangered shore bird, the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). However, although these birds are often […]

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Prevention of Workplace Injuries amongst Temporary Foreign Workers employed in Toronto’s construction industry. How much do we actually know?

The issue of workplace safety for migrant workers employed in the construction industry received much media attention in Toronto, in December 2009, when four migrant workers died on Christmas Eve, after a scaffold used to repair balconies collapsed. It was unknown if the men were wearing safety harnesses or not and if wearing of safety […]

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