The City of Langley is in the process of establishing the City’s Citizen Assembly, the focus of which will be Transforming Community Safety through Well-being and Resiliency. The structure of the Assembly and its mandate is based on a robust community engagement model centering quantitative and qualitative data and an assessment of effective practices in […]

As Abbotsford Police Department begins the implementation of the trial phase of their police body-worn camera (BWC) program, a thorough evaluation of the program is needed. The Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub will support the Abbotsford Police Department’s work by engaging in the research activities to conduct this evaluation.

This project aims to provide a sustainable and low-cost packaging machine for small businesses in the cosmetics industry. This machine will be able to fully automate the packaging process for cosmetics, while also providing a near zero-waste usage. The material used for the packaging and for holding the cosmetic samples will be optimized to find […]

The Stó:lo Indigenous Foodways Co-Lab (part of the Just Transitions in Food Systems Network) is a community-based research project examining the relationship agri-food transitions and traditional food systems resurgence in the context of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia Canada. This project will create a dialogue space to raise and address questions about what changes […]

Vertical agriculture could play a strong role in sustainable food systems, as it can be used to produce year-round supplies of nutritious foods with low environmental footprints. Vertical farming could be a valuable strategy for developing urban agriculture and local food systems, thereby contributing to sustainable community development and resilience. This research explores this potential […]

The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project, first of its kind in Canada, showcases the valuable contributions of the South Asian Canadians in British Columbia to our economy, history and culture, and responds to community needs for a robust historic Canadian record. Upon completion of this project, communities will have access to new educational supports, exhibits […]

Disengagement is not a “steady state” rather it is better conceptualized on a continuum with engagement in some areas as well as disengagement in others (Christenson and Thurlow 2004). The proposed research will explore how issues of access and equity factor into student engagement within the university setting. In particular, this research explicitly examines “push” […]